Russia

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UC Berkeley professor Gregory Grossman, a lead scholar specializing in the study of Soviet economy, died on August 14 at age 93.

Last week, three UC Berkeley students traveled to Ekaterinburg, Russia, to compete in an annual international programming contest.

Ukraine, a normally peaceful country, was recently fractured by a series of violent protests culminating in scores of deaths, the ousting of its president and what many Ukrainians have called a “land invasion” by Russia.

UC President Janet Napolitano took flight Wednesday to Sochi, Russia, where she will lead the U.S. presidential delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics on Friday.

President Barack Obama announced today that UC President Janet Napolitano will lead the U.S. delegation at the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

The threshold for military action that violates international law should be high indeed and must at a minimum be actually capable of helping Syrian citizens who are victims of civil war.