Seaweed Extract May Hold Promise for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Treatment
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:33:07 GMT

Seaweed extract may eventually emerge as a lymphoma treatment, according to laboratory research presented at the second AACR Dead Sea International Conference on Advances in Cancer Research: From the Laboratory to the Clinic, held here March 7-10, 2010.

Exploring Berkeley's gourmet ghetto
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:24:40 GMT

Welcome to Chez Panisse Restaurant, to locals just a neighborhood bistro, which is at the heart of Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto.

General Relativity Validated on Cosmic Scale
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:23:05 GMT

By calculating the clustering of these galaxies, which stretch nearly one-third of the way to the edge of the universe, and analyzing their velocities and distortion from intervening material, the researchers have shown that Einstein's theory explains the nearby universe better than alternative theories of gravity.

Police harassment backfires as China's troublemakers bond over 'drinking tea' tales
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:13:53 GMT

Like the United States, China is having its own tea party movement, but this one has a very different agenda.

Spiritual Eyes: Profound Essay on Seeing Beneath Physical Reality
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:10 GMT

The spiritual eyes see beneath all physical matter to the place where everything in the universe is interconnected in a divine cosmic dance. When I see, express, and interact in harmony with the vision of my spiritual eyes, transformation flows and miracles happen.

25th "Empowering Women of Color" Conference to be held at UC Berkeley
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:30:30 GMT

The 25th Empowering Women of Color Conference gets underway this weekend on the UC Berkeley campus, honoring the legacy of women of color.

Plan to Daylight Creek in Downtown Berkeley Hits Roadblock
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:59:25 GMT

Berkeley's popular plan to turn a section of Center Street into a pedestrian walkway with a stream and wetlands has been slowed by the fight over downtown development.

UC Berkeley to Offer Minor in Human Rights
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:42:49 GMT

The UC Berkeley College of Letters and Science recently joined campuses nationwide in offering a minor in human rights.

California watchdog sees climate policy job losses
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:30:12 GMT

California's aggressive climate change policy is likely to lead to modest job losses in the near term due to higher energy costs and other factors, the state's independent budget watchdog says.

Report from Berkeley: The American Jewish Woman Who Brought Feminism To Israel
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:25:07 GMT

For months the Knesset speaker rejected Marcia Freedman's request to speak about domestic violence in the legislature.

Berkeley world premiere for Naomi Iizuka play
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:19:33 GMT

Naomi Iizuka missed her first opening night at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. An up-and-coming playwright, best known locally for her work with Campo Santo and Intersection, she was flying from New York when all flights were grounded on Sept.

Berkeley history: Berkeley streetcar lines removed in 1935
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:20 GMT

Seventy-five years ago, the Berkeley City Council recommended removing streetcar lines along College Avenue and replacing them with buses, according to the Berkeley Daily Gazette of March 5, 1935.

California Students Protest Education Cuts
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:58:29 GMT

About 100 protesters blocked Sather Gate, a central pedestrian walkway on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, on Thursday as part of a statewide protest against education budget cuts.

UK to Destroy UFO Reports, IMF Proposes Global Currency, Obama Renews Patriot Act
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:41:46 GMT

Key excerpts of news articles which should have made headlines include revealing information on the decision by the UK Ministry of Defence to destroy reports of UFO sightings, the IMF's proposal to create a new global reserve currency to replace the US dollar, President Obama's renewal of the PATRIOT Act without civil liberties protections, and more.

What Berkeley can teach us about taking clean energy programs to scale
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:21:07 GMT

Property Assessed Clean Energy programs, which allow private property owners to finance energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects via their property taxes, has been taking off around the country.

Naomi Iizuka play workshopped at Portland Center Stage set to premiere at Berkeley Rep
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:19:14 GMT

JAW: a Playwrights Festival , Portland Center Stage's annual play development workshop , was especially rich last year.

Education protests begin; students block entrances to UC-Santa Cruz
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 04:13:40 GMT

Students at San Francisco State stage a picket line as part of the "Day of Action" protests against education system budget cuts.

Clash near UC-Berkeley comes ahead of 'Day of Action' over budget cuts
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:07:58 GMT

Yet another student protest turned violent at UC-Berkeley late Thursday and into Friday morning, when more than 200 people spilled out of a dance party on campus and trashed university buildings and smashed windows along Telegraph Avenue.

Long-term, committed mentors help boost black student achievement in...
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:58:12 GMT

Robert Westbrook, left, a ninth grader at Berkeley High School, works with UC Berkeley tutor Cameron Smith, right in the Berkeley Scholars to Cal program, an intensive academic program for black and Latino students on Wednesday March 3, 2010.

Students to protest funding cuts
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:27:27 GMT

Dissatisfaction, anger and an uncertain future have led professors and students in California and across the country to call for a day of action Thursday to defend education at state colleges and universities.