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College Notes: It's commencement time at the Peralta Colleges
It's all about students at the Peralta Colleges. Especially in May, when it's graduation time, and students young and old finally -- whew! -- get those diplomas and certificates they have worked so hard for.
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Graduate exhibition at Berkeley Art Museum features six artists
Climate change: Environmentalists question whether Gov. Jerry Brown's actions match his rhetoric
The world is fast approaching a tipping point after which the damage caused by climate change can't be undone, Gov.
Don't Believe the Publishers' Hype: Support Open Access
Once again, we are seeing entrenched interests try to fight the future with scare tactics and misinformation.
Feds May Clear-Cut 82,000 Trees Near UC Berkeley
The federal government may chop down some 82,000 trees near Berkeley's Strawberry Canyon and in Claremont Canyon in the hills near North Oakland, according to reports.
Renowned Orinda documentary photographer Wayne F. Miller dies
Wayne F. Miller, a documentary photographer whose powerful images of war, family and the denizens of Chicago's South Side have been admired by generations of photographers, died Wednesday at his Orinda home following a brief illness.
UC Berkeley law student in Vegas exotic bird death takes plea
A University of California, Berkeley, law school graduate has taken a plea deal in the beheading of an exotic bird last October at a Las Vegas Strip resort Prosecutor Frank Coumou said Thursday that 26-year-old Hazhir Kargaran appeared in court Wednesday and was sentenced to two days in the Clark County jail, a one-year suspended sentence, a $1,000 ... (more)
Gov. Brown continues climate change crusade
Gov. Jerry Brown is set to continue his climate change charge, joining scientists releasing a 20-page call to action on environmental problems including pollution, extinctions and population growth.
The Crowd and the Mob: Opportunities, Cautions for Constant Video Surveillance
Recent events in Boston highlight both the potential and hazards of ever-present cameras.
Third person charged in death of bird at Flamingos Wildlife Habitat
Clark County prosecutors have charged a third University of California, Berkeley law student in connection with the October beheading of an exotic bird on the Strip.
The somewhat elusive Springfield Ditch Projects gallery opened its latest exhibit May 18, and it runs through June 15.
Mood disorders: The dark night
The causal relationships between lack of sleep and mood disorders remain murky. But one thing is clear as day: better sleep can have psychological benefits.
Complaints Filed Against 4 Colleges Over Rapes, Including Swarthmore College
Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred joined students from four U.S. colleges and universities on Wednesday to announce the filing of federal complaints over how the higher-education institutions handle rape allegations.
Hosts a Free Release Party and Reading
For our June issue, we asked fifteen of the Bay Area's best writers to do something a little different.
Is our modern way of eating killing us and our sociability? Michael Pollan serves up an extra large helping of food for thought Pollan speculates about the growing resistance of micro-organisms to antibiotics, on our western diet rich in fats and carbohydrates Photograph: PR Despite the four recipes appended to it, Michael Pollan 's Cooked doesn't ... (more)
After graduating from Ventura College with honors, she's now off to UC Berkeley
Collin Blair cheers as he and the rest of the graduates file onto the football field at the start of Ventura College's graduation ceremonies on campus Wednesday.
UC Berkeley among 4 colleges hit with complaints over rapes
Women's rights attorney Gloria Allred says federal complaints have been filed against four U.S. colleges over how the colleges handle rape allegations.
Can you read Charles Darwin's handwriting? UC Berkeley wants you
Think you can read Charles Darwin's handwriting? Try deciphering this label on a beetle he collected in Tierra del Fuego in 1833.
Nearly 60k Distracted California Drivers Ticketed in April
More than 57,000 drivers were ticketed for handheld cell phone talking or texting during April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to the California Office of Traffic Safety and the California Highway Patrol .
Lost Apollo 11 Moon Dust Found in Storage
Vials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years.