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Education / UC Berkeley is at or near the top in recent university rankings

New comparisons of U.S. and world universities have continued to place UC Berkeley near the top of the heap based on rankings of a wide variety of factors. More >

International / Initiative promotes technology for African agriculture

Economists with UC Berkeley's Center of Evaluation for Global Action are part of a team that is working to alleviate poverty in sub-Saharan Africa by integrating more technology to boost productivity of farming in the region. More >

Honors / Two UC Berkeley researchers among new Fulbright Scholars

This year's Fulbright Scholar Program has sent two UC Berkeley researchers overseas and brought to campus 41 foreign scholars whose research topics range from resilience intervention for Chinese youngsters to American noir fiction. More >

Cal runner Francesca Weems at Commencement

Sports / Graduation rates continue to rise for Golden Bear student athletes

UC Berkeley student athletes achieved an 80 percent graduation success rate in data released by the NCAA, their highest figure since the national organization began compiling such information. More >

Campus news / UC Berkeley honored for commitment to employee wellness

UC Berkeley's worksite wellness program, Health*Matters, recently received a 2009 California Fit Business Award for promoting employee health and a healthier workplace. The university was acknowledged with a Silver level award for programs and services in four key areas: eating better, moving more, promoting healthy lifestyles and creating a healthy culture. More >

Health / Cutting greenhouse pollutants could save millions of lives worldwide

Six international studies published this week in the British journel The Lancet show that cutting greenhouse gases, in particular ozone and black carbon, can save millions of lives worldwide in addition to slowing climate change. More >

Politics / Scholars assess the 'de-racialized' Obama White House

African American scholar-activists on Thursday conducted an evaluation of the nation's current "weird, surreal" condition, as journalist Brenda Payton put it — "led by a black president who we aren't supposed to think of as black." More >

International / Climate change could boost incidence of civil war in Africa, study finds

Climate change could increase the likelihood of civil war in sub-Saharan Africa by over 50 percent within the next two decades, according to a new study led by a team of researchers at UC Berkeley. More >

Campus news / Review of Wheeler Hall protest to be undertaken

Campus leaders have announced that a review is underway of the crowd control measures used by police on November 20, when 40 protesters occupied Wheeler Hall. More >
Earlier:
• Protesters arrested as Wheeler Hall occupation ends
• Chancellor's message to community

Seismology / Listening to the Earth

Earthquakes can reveal much about the makeup of Earth's interior. Earth and planetary science professor Barbara Romanowicz uses the planet's own rumblings to yield spectacular insights into the ground beneath our feet. More >

Big Game / Cal holds on, knocks off #14 Stanford, 34-28

Cal players reach for teh Axe after Big Game victory

Shane Vereen ran for a career-high 193 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries and Mike Mohamed intercepted a pass from Andrew Luck at the 3 with less than 2 minutes left as California spoiled #14 Stanford's Rose Bowl hopes with a 34-28 victory in the Big Game on Saturday. More >

UC news / Regents approve fee increases

Faced with a state funding gap of $1.2 billion next year, UC Regents voted Thursday to increase student fees and adopt a financial plan that asks the state to fully fund the university's needs. More >
Also:
• Campus protest decries UC budget moves

• Fact sheet on undergraduate fees and financial aid

Budget / UC Berkeley research garners nearly $65 million in federal stimulus money

Since the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, UC Berkeley has received nearly $65 million in research funds from the federal government, primarily from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. More >