Graham Fleming

Kenneth Sauer, professor emeritus of chemistry at UC Berkeley, researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a prominent figure in the study of photosynthesis, passed away Sunday morning at the age of 91.

Researchers at UC Berkeley are using a technique called quantum light spectroscopy to help them better understand the process of photosynthesis.

Theoretical physicist Richard Feynman famously said, “If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics.” For many people working in this field, that still holds true today.

According to the lawsuit, the UC Board of Regents’ actions violated AlSayyad’s right to be free from discrimination based on national origin under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced her intent to change the current Title IX policy Thursday.

As many of the 113 investigations detailed in UC documents released Tuesday unfolded, the University Office of the President pushed for systemwide changes to UC sexual misconduct policy.

At least 124 cases involving University of California faculty, staff and contractors show the employees were found to have violated UC sexual violence and harassment policy over the past three years at all UC campuses. Among them are award-winning scholars, lauded department chairs and highly paid NCAA coaches.

Chancellor Nicholas Dirks announced in a campuswide email Tuesday that the campus has begun searching for a permanent campus lead on sexual violence and sexual harassment.

Over half of the chancellor’s cabinet has announced their resignations in the past 19 months, including all but one of the campus’s vice chancellors and vice provosts, casting doubt on UC Berkeley’s reputation and ability to govern itself effectively.

Hesse said she hopes to announce the membership of a UC Berkeley peer review committee next month — independent of the systemwide committee announced by Napolitano in March — which would serve as "a confidential panel of peers” to advise the chancellor on proposed sanctions for sexual assault and harassment on campus.