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UC to look into police actions at protest

Nov. 23, 2009
UC Berkeley officials said they will conduct an investigation into the behavior of police and protestors outside Wheeler Hall on Friday in response to allegations of brutality and video images that showed several altercations between riot gear-clad law...
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BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- University of California-Berkeley protesters who occupied a campus building to protest skyrocketing tuitions have been arrested and removed, observers said.

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BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Some California state lawmakers say the University of California should immediately return its collection of remains of World War II Japanese soldiers.

Kaiser funds UC public-health scholarships

BERKELEY, Calif., May 12 (UPI) -- Kaiser Permanente and the University of California-Berkeley Tuesday announced a new recruiting and training program for public health workers.

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BERKELEY, Calif., March 7 (UPI) -- A group of students at the University of California in Berkeley say they are angry that a Panda Express fast-food restaurant could be coming to campus.

Glover may boycott UC-Berkeley speech

BERKELEY, Calif., May 1 (UPI) -- Actor Danny Glover said he won't speak at the University of California-Berkeley graduation unless the university settles a pay dispute with custodians. Glover, 60, could join a long list of politicians and community activists who have boycotted several UC

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BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A new U.S. cancer center says it is embarking on a 3-year, $35 million project to identify genetic changes involved in lung, brain and ovarian cancers.

Berkeley pot cookies lead to minor charges

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A Berkeley, Calif., couple has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of distributing marijuana cookies that hospitalized a dozen apparent non-potheads.

Words help determine what we see

BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Scientists at the University of California-Berkeley and the University of Chicago say the language we speak affects half of what we see.

Evolution fight flares at UC-Berkeley

BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A civil lawsuit has been filed against operators of a University of California-Berkeley Web site that's designed to help instructors teach evolution.

University builds smallest motor

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler