The Latest Breaking News from Berkeley

Woman Hid A Spy Camera At Work After Severe Health Problems No One Could Explain—What She Saw Was Bone Chilling

A California woman bought a spy camera on Amazon and caught her co-worker red-handed, pois*ning her water bottle at work for more than a year.

Bored Panda · Oct 13

Window cleaners become trapped on 15th floor of London skyscraper

London Fire Brigade used the tallest aerial appliance in Europe to bring the pair down to safety

The Independent UK · Oct 9

Taylor Wimpey to stop building homes in London as development ‘reward has evaporated’

Taylor Wimpey says rising costs, planning requirements and squeezed profits mean the end of new developments

Evening Standard · Oct 8

Berkeley calls for ‘urgent’ stamp duty reform to meet housebuilding targets

The housebuilder said it was ‘mindful’ that some buyers may defer transactions until after the autumn Budget in October.

Evening Standard · Sep 11

Who Is Zvezdelina Stankova, the Berkeley Professor Who Says Calculus Freshers Can't Do Fractions?

UC Berkeley's Zvezdelina Stankova reports significant math deficiencies in students, intensifying the debate over the university's test-free admissions policy. Faculty urge reconsideration of SAT and ACT requirements.

International Business Times UK · Sep 7

What is Curricular Practical Training and what does the latest ICE memo on CPT mean? A guide for F-1 students

CPT allows F-1 international students in the US to work in internships and practical training linked to their degree. New ICE scrutiny has put Course Credit CPT under pressure, prompting universities including UC Berkeley and UC Davis to pause applications. Here’s how CPT works, who qualifies and what students should…

The Economic Times · Aug 27

UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills

Zvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behind

The Guardian - US · Aug 20

Scientists Have Found A Way To Show Humans A New Color Called “Olo,” But Only Five People Have Ever Seen It

“I saw something like that during my lasik surgery! It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen before!”

Bored Panda · Aug 19

Five major floods followed Pajaro's 1949 levee construction; a 2023 breach sent water through homes within 3 hours and costing $300 million; UC Berkeley researchers are now recreating the watershed digitally to show how new barriers could change the next flood

Flood risk is hard to picture until water is inside your home. UC Berkeley researchers are building a digital twin of California’s Lower Pajaro River Valley to change that. The virtual model can show how floodwater may move through communities, what levee upgrades could change, and where climate change may…

The Economic Times · Aug 17

California lost as many as 1.3 million Joshua trees in the 2020 Dome Fire; new software now helps park managers target recovery after wildfires

California scientists developed digital tools to map fire damage in the Mojave National Preserve. These new software programs help park managers focus restoration work on vulnerable desert plants. The tools assist in assessing post-fire conditions and developing recovery plans for affected areas. Scenario modeling directs limited conservation resources to high-elevation…

The Times of India · Aug 7