Kira Rao-Poolla

In the Frequent Service Scenario, lines in high-demand areas would run more often, providing weekday service at least once every 30 minutes for local routes, whereas the Balanced Coverage Scenario would maintain approximately the same coverage while simplifying routes to improve reliability and shorten travel times.

Milton Schroth professor emeritus of the UC Berkeley Department of Plant and Microbial Biology, died Oct. 11 at age 90.

Excitedly awaiting the annual solar eclipse’s appearance, a bustling crowd gathered on the lawn at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory early on Saturday morning. Attendees peered intently at the sun through their UV-protective glasses, finally gasping as the clouds parted and revealed the silhouette of the covered sun.

Black Lives at Cal, or BLAC, released a Self-Guided Black History Tour of campus Friday, highlighting the stories of Black students, faculty and events from the past 100 years.

UC Board of Regents approved funds to plan construction of new housing at 2200 Bancroft Way, replacing the Office of Communications & Public Affairs.

The Berkeley Unified School District school board discussed vaccine and testing policy for students and staff at its Wednesday meeting.

Scientists from UC Berkeley are part of a research team using Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR technology to develop a COVID-19 diagnostic test that is fast, convenient and can be performed on site.

UC Berkeley School of Public Health student Laura Diaz has been named a “Student of the Year” by the Esri Innovation Program.

At the start of the pandemic, as cities implemented lockdowns, there were dramatic reductions in air pollution and carbon emissions due to the closing of transportation and manufacturing, according to Alastair Iles, campus associate professor of environmental policy and societal change.

A team of researchers discovered that molecules called peptoids, which they synthesized at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, or the Berkeley Lab, can be used to fight a variety of viruses.