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U.S. presidential candidate Marianne Williamson spoke on campus Wednesday, discussing various topics including her proposed economic bill of rights and the Israel-Hamas war.

After a summer in slumber, the Lawrence Hall of Science has fully reopened the Animal Discovery Zone, or ADZ, on Saturday. After its metamorphosis, the ADZ has returned with updated animal habitats, informational signage and bilingual programming.

Simons Foundation International gifted campus’s Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing $40 million and pledged to match an additional $25 million to fund research in theoretical computing.

The pharmaceutical company Bayer opened a new cell therapy facility in Berkeley on Tuesday.

A team at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will attempt to synthesize theoretical element 120 in a new national effort spearheaded by the US Department of Energy. If successful, this project would represent the 17th element discovered at UC Berkeley.

UC Berkeley and NASA officials have announced the creation of the Berkeley Space Center at the NASA Ames Research Center.

The Gender Recognition and Lived Name policy, or GRLN, will ensure all University of California students, faculty and affiliates can self-identify their gender identities and lived names on university-issued identification as of Oct. 8

Following a week of escalation in the latest Israel-Hamas war, with increasing airstrikes in the Gaza region and the mass evacuation of Palestinians, hundreds of students and community members gathered peacefully in front of Sather Gate at noon Monday calling for a free Palestine.

Security presence on campus is being enhanced following heightened tensions between campus Israeli and Palestinian communities as well as concerns for student safety.