Lauren Good

Catherine Koshland, a member of the UC Berkeley community since 1984, has agreed to serve as the interim executive vice chancellor and provost, while campus launches a nationwide search for a permanent replacement for Paul Alivisatos per campus policy.

ASUC presidential candidate Chaka Tellem is running for the office in hopes of building a better Berkeley, one he said will center students’ needs.

The UC Board of Regents met virtually Thursday to hear public comment, review a report on the value of UC degrees and discuss COVID-19 case numbers in the UC health care system.

Between the evening of March 4 and the early morning of March 5, there were seven reports of vandalism at the private homes of UC Berkeley employees and officials, which are believed to be connected to the pending development on People’s Park.

Alameda County is currently in California’s purple tier — the state’s most restrictive tier — for COVID-19 spread, but if current trends continue, it is expected to enter the red tier early next week.

University Health Services, or UHS, experienced a one to two-day delay in updating student badges during a COVID-19 surge in campus housing, which may have caused some students to stay in isolation or quarantine longer than necessary.

The gift will go toward funding visitors and the undergraduate fellows program, broadening outreach and expanding courses and programs of the institute.

While most students are taking classes in the same country as their respective universities, international students have to deal with time zone differences, access to course materials and visa complications, along with their regular school work.

Researchers found that an antibody, 2B7, blocks the effects of dengue virus infection and other similar diseases in a joint study published Jan. 8 from UC Berkeley and the University of Michigan.

UC Berkeley has decided to proceed with the demolition of 1921 Walnut St., a rent-controlled apartment in Downtown Berkeley, in order to build transfer student housing.