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BERKELEYSIDE: Every year on the anniversary of her fiance's killing, Tiffieny Dean makes a pilgrimage to the Berkeley Police Department to remind detectives that, three years later, the case is still open .

Police continue to ask for the public's help in identifying and locating a man suspected of trying to kidnap a 23-year-old Berkeley woman last Friday night.

Police continue to ask for the public's help in identifying and locating a man suspected of trying to kidnap a 23-year-old Berkeley woman last Friday night.

Pacific Cookie Company recently opened a store near the UC Berkeley campus, the company's first East Bay retail location.

In this photo released by the New York Philharmonic, Lorin Maazel conducts the orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall, Thursday, June 25, 2009 in New York.

The Kentucky senator is planning to deliver a speech about National Security Agency overreach at the University of California, Berkeley, next Wednesday, according to a notice on the school's website.

Local 123 has been at the leading edge of the East Bay coffee scene since it opened in 2009.

Alice Waters, a chef and local food advocate, will speak at Sterling College in Craftsbury April 3. Waters is perhaps best known for Chez Panisse, her Berkeley, Calif., restaurant.

The findings suggest that technology and innovation can benefit from the exploratory learning and probabilistic reasoning skills that come naturally to young children, many of whom are learning to use smartphones even before they can tie their shoelaces.

Preschoolers with iPads work with a casual speed that can mystify those whose "Generation" begins with B and sometimes even X or Y. But it's not really a mystery.

Mixing one of the most dynamic and responsive acoustic pianists of her generation with a former fill-in for Keith Moon may seem at first glance to be a recipe for disastrous imbalance.

Public health agencies throughout the Bay Area and the state have unveiled a new campaign based on the idea that people are only as healthy as the offerings at their nearest store.

Bridging the gap between experiencing and learning is the Baxter Robot by Rethink Robotics.

Arkansas pitcher Colin Poche tossed three innings in his first start of the season Saturday against Tulane at the Cal Baseball Classic in Berkeley, Calif.

In light of climate change, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein said it is time to reassess the San Joaquin River restoration plan.

The 12th International Photo Competition on "Earthen architectures: landscapes of architectures" is an initiative of the Municipality of Casalincontrada, in the Italian province of Chieti and the Documentation Centre on Earth Architectures, Terrae onus Association The "rediscovery" of the knowledge linked to earthen architecture recomposed in ... (more)

In this May 20, 2010, photo, American hikers Shane Bauer, Sarah Shourd and Josh Fattal sit at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran, Iran.

DeJean Middle School's corridors and classrooms were abuzz Saturday not with algebra and English, but with giving young people a helping hand into adulthood.

Student and Community Groups rally against the decision of Albany City Council to approve development proposal on the Gill Tract Farm Berkeley, CA -- On March 5th, Albany's City Council chambers were unable to accommodate the crowd that showed up to speak against a commercial development plan proposed for the Gill Tract Farm, a piece of land ... (more)

While I was reading an article in The New York Times about conflicts of interest in academia, I remembered a column I wrote a couple of years ago.