Ronald Cohen

For many disabled and high-risk students, the return to campus has been frightening and stressful. Routine issues such as lack of ventilation in classrooms become dangerous when students have underlying conditions or are immunocompromised. 

Amid the flurry of hellos exchanged by students and instructors is a general misconception about disability, according to campus graduate student Rosa Enriquez.

The UC Berkeley community gathered Wednesday at the annual campus memorial to honor the campus students, staff and faculty who passed away over the past year.

The class of 2020’s commencement ceremony comes a year and a half later than expected due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. After a survey of the class of 2020 regarding commencement plans, Chancellor Carol Christ announced an in-person ceremony in August in an email from July 2.

As California’s familiar orange skies bring more conversations surrounding climate change solutions, UC Berkeley researchers are continuing to look into the environment from both scientific and social lenses.

A UC Berkeley study showed a significant drop in carbon dioxide emissions in the Bay Area due to shelter-in-place orders brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

California has recently received criticism from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for not doing enough to improve its poor air quality, which was the worst in the U.S. last year.

Six UC Berkeley faculty have been recognized by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, for their efforts to advance scientific research and its applications.

A group of UC Berkeley researchers has found ways to better reduce carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide in order to make chemical products, such as fuel and plastics.

At the end of March, the campus finished unifying services that used to differ across departments –– such as payroll, hiring, and expense reimbursement — completing a common administrative structure several years in the making.