BERKELEY'S NEWS • MARCH 30, 2023
Local Businesses
MAY 14, 2021
Local restaurants to receive funds from Restaurants Care Resilience Fund
In response to the hardships that “mom-and-pop” restaurants are facing because of the pandemic, the California Restaurant Association, or CRA, and PG&E announced Monday that 109 locally-owned restaurants in Northern and Central California will receive $3,500 grants from the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund.
Local Businesses
MAY 14, 2021
Local restaurants to receive funds from Restaurants Care Resilience Fund
In response to the hardships that “mom-and-pop” restaurants are facing because of the pandemic, the California Restaurant Association, or CRA, and PG&E announced Monday that 109 locally-owned restaurants in Northern and Central California will receive $3,500 grants from the Restaurants Care Resilience Fund.
Campus
MAY 06, 2021
Berkeley Conversations discusses race, racism, policing after Chauvin verdict
In the wake of former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty of the murder of George Floyd, four campus professors discussed the verdict’s impact and how policing should change to better support Black and brown communities during a virtual Berkeley Conversations event on Tuesday.
Campus
MAY 06, 2021
Berkeley Conversations discusses race, racism, policing after Chauvin verdict
In the wake of former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty of the murder of George Floyd, four campus professors discussed the verdict’s impact and how policing should change to better support Black and brown communities during a virtual Berkeley Conversations event on Tuesday.
State
APRIL 14, 2021
Equal access for victims of police violence act passes in CA Senate committee
The California Senate Public Safety Committee passed the Equal Access for Victims of Police Violence Act, or SB 299, on Tuesday.
State
APRIL 14, 2021
Equal access for victims of police violence act passes in CA Senate committee
The California Senate Public Safety Committee passed the Equal Access for Victims of Police Violence Act, or SB 299, on Tuesday.
ASUC Elections 2021
APRIL 02, 2021
ASUC presidential candidate Khwal Rafique intends to fight 'tooth and nail' for student interests
After watching her community face a “genocidal threat, physical and mental harassment and isolation,” ASUC presidential candidate Khwal Rafique decided she wanted to help alleviate the pain that marginalized communities feel on campus.
ASUC Elections 2021
APRIL 02, 2021
ASUC presidential candidate Khwal Rafique intends to fight 'tooth and nail' for student interests
After watching her community face a “genocidal threat, physical and mental harassment and isolation,” ASUC presidential candidate Khwal Rafique decided she wanted to help alleviate the pain that marginalized communities feel on campus.
City
MARCH 11, 2021
'At a higher risk': COVID-19 impacts youth experiencing homelessness
The pandemic has positioned youth experiencing homelessness to be at the greatest risk of being affected by COVID-19.
City
MARCH 11, 2021
'At a higher risk': COVID-19 impacts youth experiencing homelessness
The pandemic has positioned youth experiencing homelessness to be at the greatest risk of being affected by COVID-19.
Race & Diversity
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
Campus responds to increased anti-Asian hate crimes amid pandemic
Anti-Asian hate crimes have risen significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, with reporting database Stop AAPI Hate receiving almost 3,000 accounts of hate crimes since last spring.
Race & Diversity
FEBRUARY 21, 2021
Campus responds to increased anti-Asian hate crimes amid pandemic
Anti-Asian hate crimes have risen significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, with reporting database Stop AAPI Hate receiving almost 3,000 accounts of hate crimes since last spring.
State
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
CA Senator Nancy Skinner proposes 'School Meals for All'
In response to the increasing rates of child hunger in California, State Senator Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introduced a bill Wednesday that aims to provide all public school students with free meals.
State
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
CA Senator Nancy Skinner proposes 'School Meals for All'
In response to the increasing rates of child hunger in California, State Senator Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introduced a bill Wednesday that aims to provide all public school students with free meals.
Research & Ideas
FEBRUARY 04, 2021
Berkeley Lab study finds correlation between anxiety, gut microbiome
In a study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, researchers found that the gut microbiome, or the entirety of microorganisms in the gut, can partially mediate the effects of genetics on anxiety.
Research & Ideas
FEBRUARY 04, 2021
Berkeley Lab study finds correlation between anxiety, gut microbiome
In a study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, researchers found that the gut microbiome, or the entirety of microorganisms in the gut, can partially mediate the effects of genetics on anxiety.
Campus
JANUARY 27, 2021
Physics fund created in honor of late Bollywood actor
The UC Berkeley physics department received $35,000 from an anonymous donor to create the Sushant Singh Rajput Memorial Fund in Physics.
Campus
JANUARY 27, 2021
Physics fund created in honor of late Bollywood actor
The UC Berkeley physics department received $35,000 from an anonymous donor to create the Sushant Singh Rajput Memorial Fund in Physics.
Research & Ideas
JANUARY 21, 2021
Berkeley Lab researchers find sperm abnormality testing method
An international team of researchers, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory biophysicist Andrew Wyrobek, developed a technique for detecting chromosomal abnormalities in sperm.
Research & Ideas
JANUARY 21, 2021
Berkeley Lab researchers find sperm abnormality testing method
An international team of researchers, led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory biophysicist Andrew Wyrobek, developed a technique for detecting chromosomal abnormalities in sperm.
