Marlena Tavernier-Fine

The State Controller’s Office released 2018 payroll data for the UC system, California Community College districts and superior courts on Tuesday.

A team of scientists from around the world, including UC Berkeley researchers, released a study mapping the effects of a pathogenic fungus on global frog populations Monday.

The Downtown Berkeley BART station will officially eliminate its paper ticket system Sept. 24, promoting the use of reusable Clipper cards.

The UC system has declared a climate emergency, joining more than 7,000 other colleges and universities worldwide that are committed to addressing the climate crisis.

The UC Board of Regents reconvened on the UCLA campus on Tuesday, having its first meeting since August, with three different committees meeting to discuss financial and social aspects within the UC system. 

Recently, multiple students on campus have offered to pay their classmates to drop out of classes they are waitlisted for, raising concerns about over-enrollment and advising.

The U.S. News & World Report released its 2020 rankings, listing UC Berkeley as the second-best public university in the nation behind UCLA.  

A California oak moth caterpillar outbreak is currently sweeping campus, leaving trees defoliated and the campus community concerned.

Due to UC seismic safety policy revisions that were adopted in 2017, all buildings in the UC system must be assessed. Those deemed seismically deficient will be “retrofitted, replaced or vacated no later than the year 2030,” Christ said in a statement.

Because of financial constraints, the Glenn E. Dyer Detention Facility in Oakland closed in June, causing its inmates to be transferred nearly 30 miles to the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, according to Alameda County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Sgt. Ray Kelley.