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Following the invasion of Ukraine, Russian social science scholars Ilya Matveev and Ilya Budraitskis fled Russia and have taken refuge on campus to continue their work researching and lecturing about ongoing problems in their home country.

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

Justice4Ivonne campaign members took to the Memorial Stadium field Saturday, delaying the USC-Cal football game in a peaceful rally demanding the reinstatement of colonial studies professor Ivonne del Valle.

More than 100 students and community members gathered in front of Sproul Hall at 1 p.m. Friday for a peaceful demonstration supporting the Jewish community and demanding the return of hostages held by Hamas.

Campus administration released two separate statements regarding instructor and classroom policy following a pro-Palestine walkout on Wednesday, which drew hundreds of faculty and students to Sproul Plaza. 

Senators denounced antisemitic hate crimes and Islamophobic rhetoric during the ASUC Senate meeting Wednesday, urging the student body to stay correctly informed regarding escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.

Hundreds of students and community members walked out and gathered in front of Sproul Hall on Wednesday as part of demonstrations coordinated across the U.S. by the National Students for Justice in Palestine. 

The past few weeks have seen many campus communities come together for healing and support in the wake of the latest Israel-Hamas war.

Safety concerns have escalated after two weeks of increasing student activity around the Israel-Hamas war, with heightened occurrences of antisemitism and Islamophobia during recent demonstrations on campus.

Thirty-eight research projects directly addressing climate change have commenced following an $80 million grant to the University of California by the state of California in August.