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Solving energy problems, one molecule at a time
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:43:40 -0800

Jeffrey Grossman says Cambridge has a better climate than California — for carrying out materials science research, that is. That’s why Grossman decided, two years ago, to make the move from the University of California at Berkeley to a position at MIT.

Gunman shoots couple through bedroom window
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:03:08 -0800

Berkeley police are looking for the person who fired shots through a bedroom window and hit two people inside their home.

Local school wins $100,000 grant
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:03:23 -0800

What would you do if you won $100,000?

Law and Order
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:00:04 -0800

VENICE > Suspect in fatal gun battle is arrested • Police arrested a man on Friday morning who had been wanted since an armed robbery that erupted into a fatal gunfight on Dec. 9. Illinois State Police said Michael R. Fedrick, 26, of St. Louis, was arrested without incident at a motel in Florissant. Police credited tips from the public for helping locate Fedrick, who was being held in Missouri ...

Berkeley Lab, campus lure UCLA chemist to direct Molecular Foundry
Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:44:15 -0800

UCLA chemist Omar Yaghi has been named the new director of the Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, with a concurrent appointment as a full professor in UC Berkeley's Department of Chemistry. One of the most cited chemists in the world, Yaghi has synthesized innovative nanostructures that hold promise for clean energy and other technologies.

M. Gymnastics. No. 5 Cal Opens 2012 Against No. 4 Stanford
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:13:35 -0800

The road to Norman, Okla., and the national title publically begins Friday for the No. 5 California men's gymnastics team. The Golden Bears open their 2012 campaign against rival No. 4 Stanford with the first event scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. The event is free for all to attend.

Which teams are NCAA tourney locks?
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:09:14 -0800

Last night on Twitter, I posted the Pac-12's updated nonconference records: 1-23 against the RPI top 50 (the one is Stanford over Colorado State) and 8-41 against the top 100.

Andy Glockner: Will multiple Pac-12 teams make the NCAAs? More Bubble Watch
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:55:38 -0800

Last night on Twitter, I posted the Pac-12's updated nonconference records: 1-23 against the RPI top 50 (the one is Stanford over Colorado State) and 8-41 against the top 100.

Students Bear the Burden of State Higher Ed Cuts
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:03:52 -0800

As state's cut funding for higher education students are hit three times: higher tuition, lower financial aid and less bang for their buck

College applications jump 16 percent to record high
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:40:43 -0800

The College received a record high 25,271 applications this year.