#GhostBike

Bicycle commuter Chris Pena was killed by a #HitAndRun driver on Mission Blvd in Hayward.

Deepest sympathy to Chris's loved ones, including his widow; their son, a student at #HaywardHighSchool; and their daughters, students at #UCBerkeley and #UCDavis. Help support the family with funeral and educational expenses by donating and/or sharing fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/r8dpg-chris-pena.

Note that CalBike's #CompleteStreets survey seeks—for #Alameda County—input on Route 238, which includes Mission Blvd, Hayward, where Chris was killed. Respond to 4-question survey now, or by Oct 6: https://form.jotform.com/CalBikeCoalition/completestreets.

An additional way to honor Chris's life: support work of area bike advocates @BikeWalkAlameda (#Hayward is in #Alameda County) and @BikeEastBay ; and statewide advocacy, California Bicycle Coalition / #CalBike: calbike.org.

Thanks to #EastBay bike advocate @footsteps for bringing this horrific tragedy to our attention: https://sfba.social/@footsteps/111036468776324648.

#RIPChrisPena

#California #BikeCommuter #BikeTooter

#California - State lawmakers clear way for controversial Berkeley housing project

> “UC will ask the Supreme Court to consider the new statute when it issues its ruling,” the spokesperson wrote. “The campus will resume construction of the People’s Park project when the lawsuit is resolved and hopes that the new law will substantially hasten the resolution of the lawsuit.”
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/state-lawmakers-clear-way-for-berkeley-project-18336756.php #peoplespark #ucberkeley #publicspace #berkeleyca #sanfrancisco

Review: ‘The Scandal of Cal’ holds university accountable for its historical misdeeds | Datebook
https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/books/scandal-cal-takes-uc-berkeley-task-18258627
Link to publisher's page for the book: https://www.heydaybooks.com/catalog/the-scandal-of-cal/ "As the inflammatory title suggests, Platt, who earned a doctorate from the university’s School of Criminology and returned as an assistant professor in 1968, makes the case that the school has often failed to live up to its ennobling hype, or at least neglected to recognize its sins." #UCBerkeley

The Department of Rhetoric at the University of Berkeley (#UCBerkeley) is recruiting an "Assistant Professor - Rhetoric of Global Imaginaries of Race or Environmental Rhetoric".

🗓️Deadline for Applications: September 26, 2023

📌Further Information:
https://avldigital.de/de/vernetzen/details/job/assistant-professor-rhetoric-of-global-imaginaries-of-race-or-environmental-rhetoric-department/ #fidavlnews #ecocriticsm #race #postcolonial @litstudies #Rhetoric

100 years ago, California burned. Marin, Sonoma, Berkeley badly hit, some towns lost forever. Read about it here.

http://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2023/08/berkeley-loss-9000000-3000-homeless-100.html

#1920s #1923 #Berkeley #BerkeleyHills #California #fire #history #MarinCounty #OaklandHills #PowerLines #SanFranciscoExaminer #SonomaCounty #UCBerkeley #wind

#Oppenheimer: #UCBerkeley physics building, campanile, Luis Alvarez. Lots of young men with buildings now named after them (Lawrence, Sproul)

#Congress launch an investigation into @UCBerkeley #UCBerkeley joint institute with the Shenzhen government and #Tsinghua_Uni linked to Chinese military collaborations.

“Under the CCP’s strategy of military-civil fusion, seemingly civilian technologies — such as those developed through university collaborations — are mobilized to support the PLA.”

#Chinese #military #fusion #spy on #Americans #America and #Steal our #technology

https://harkherald.com/berkeley-financial-scandal-what-do-you-need-to-know/

My son has expanded his special interests into puzzles, especially Rubik’s cubing. He shows initiative to attend #WorldCubeAssociation events. We just attended one at #UCBerkeley today.

What really uplifts me is seeing then kids share comaraderie and excitement over cubing. They’re very cooperative and not so competitive, sharing ideas and even their cubes for others to use for the “competition.” I love their natural spirit in supporting one another.

Next was an intriguing talk by Joni Wallis on the #CognitiveScience behind value decisions at #UCBerkeley https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBpE_XQQ7y8 (8/9)

Join UC Berkeley's summer kickoff hackathon on June 17th-18th!

1. Exclusive access to OpenAI GPT-4 & ChatGPT Plugins
2. $200,000 in funding available
3. Networking with recruiting companies

Register now: https://buff.ly/43u35wG

#UCBerkeley #Hackathon

#UCBerkeley under pressure for not reporting hundreds of millions in #research #funding from the Chinese government and industry, including some links to companies accused of human rights violations. https://www.thedailybeast.com/uc-berkeley-failed-to-disclose-dollar220m-tech-deal-with-china-to-us-government?

In this installment of Today's Alameda Treasures, Steve Gorman discusses how the Bruton Sisters contributed greatly to the arts of Alameda and the Bay Area, including works on the campus of UC Berkeley.

https://alamedapost.com/history/todays-alameda-treasure-the-bruton-houses-part-3/

#murals #alameda #UcBerkeley #BrutonSisters #OldArtGallery #1630LincolnAvenue #1240StCharlesStreet

@chema @thepoliticalcat
She is still at UC Berkeley, & still doing her thing.

According to a letter made on behalf of Indigenous scholars & former students "We demand that Elizabeth Hoover resign from her position as Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, & Management (ESPM) & leave UC Berkeley."

Eloquently said: https://docs.google.com/document/u/1/d/e/2PACX-1vQBXq0rEI1qygmecbqjZtIBWORZc9ovd-Sl88SQcQ1OKyCXwOCkp18FVsO8MiGq3EstBSq1HN4YcKhN/pub?urp=gmail_link

#ElizabethHoover #LizHoover #UCBerkeley #Appropriation #PretendIndian #Pretendian #Indigenous #ESPM #Native

More than 5,000 tons of toxic chemicals released from consumer products every year inside homes and workplaces

“Although Prop 65 has reduced the public’s exposure to toxic chemicals both through litigation and by incentivizing companies to reformulate their products, people continue to be exposed to many unsafe chemicals,” says co-author Claudia Polsky, Director of the Environmental Law Clinic at UC Berkeley School of Law. “This study shows how much work remains for product manufacturers and regulators nationwide, because the products in CARB’s database are sold throughout the U.S.”

https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/news-media/research-highlights/more-than-5000-tons-of-toxic-chemicals-released-from-consumer-products-every-year/

#LawFedi #LawProfs #EnvironmentalLaw #UCBerkeley #PublicHealth

"Of all the public universities in the country, Cal is the only one with a library dedicated entirely to the study of anthropology. The question is: are they dedicated to keeping it open?"

#UCBerkeley #StudentActivism #LibraryClosure #UniversityOfCalifornia

🔗 https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/student-occupation-of-uc-berkeley-library-enters-fifth-day/

The campus of #ucberkeley, #californiacity

Salted crops could be a powerful tool to combat climate crises. Scientists at Berkeley have developed a method to store carbon in crop residues by drying them and burying them in salt-lined pits. This method could sequester up to 15 percent of global carbon emissions annually and benefit soil health and food security.

#SaltedCrops #CarbonSequestration #UCBerkeley

https://newatlas.com/environment/crops-carbon-sequestrations-climate-crisis/

@peterme Last stop before Wurster! #CED #UCBerkeley

#CalFalcons Nest Cam alert: The first #egg has hatched!

🐣 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nvCVS2TRRk

#video #livestream #animalcam #berkeley #eastbay #ucberkeley #cal

Join us for the 2023 David E. Nelson Memorial Lecture with @nicholson : Governance and Liability Issues in Medical AI

2023 David E. Nelson Memorial Lecture
Thursday, April 13, 2023 | 5:30 PM PT
California Memorial Stadium, University Club
2227 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA
In-person (not hybrid)

The Nelson Lecture will be followed by a fireside chat with Professor Price and Berkeley Center for Law & Technology (BCLT)’s Life Sciences Project Director, Allison Schmitt. During the fireside chat, they will explore these governance and liability issues in more depth.

Register to secure your seat at the lecture: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/research/bclt/bcltevents/2023-david-e-nelson-memorial-lecture-career-fair/

#AI #LifeScience #UCBerkeley