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A new report from UC Berkeley Law examines how artificial intelligence affects human rights across law, media, and schools. According to the report, AI use raises concerns in legal proceedings, journalism, and education settings, with implications for due process, information integrity, and students' rights.
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Doctors, nurses and therapists employed by LifeLong Medical Care walked off the job across the East Bay, disrupting care at the community health network's clinics. The strike affects facilities serving low-income and uninsured patients in Berkeley and neighboring cities. Details on the workers' specific demands and the duration of the walkout were not immediately available.
- 3Berkeley undergraduates launch tash trading card investment platform▼Undergrad team launches tash, an investment platform for trading cards
A team of undergraduate students has launched tash, an investment platform built around trading cards. The venture, highlighted by UC Berkeley Haas News, lets users treat collectible cards as an asset class. It is one of a growing number of student-founded startups aiming to bring financial market tools to alternative, collectible assets.
- 4Berkeley Hills 'Photographer's House' listed for first time in decades●SFGate: Berkeley 'Photographer's House' hits market for first time in decades At this Berkeley Hills home, there is 'not
A Berkeley Hills home known as the 'Photographer's House' has gone on the market for the first time in decades. SFGate reports the house offers sweeping views, with 'nothing between you and the view' of the Bay Area. The rare listing of a long-held architecturally notable property is drawing attention from real estate watchers and fans of Berkeley's mid-century homes.
- 5Startup Tash builds investment infrastructure for trading cards●How startup tash is building infrastructure to invest in trading cards
Berkeley Haas is highlighting Tash, a startup building the infrastructure that lets people invest in trading cards as an asset class. The company is positioning collectible cards alongside stocks and other alternative investments, and the business school coverage frames it as part of a wider wave of startups turning hobbies into investable markets.
- 6NSF backs project to sequence Antarctic genomes▼NSF backs research collaboration to sequence Antarctic genomes
The US National Science Foundation is funding a new research collaboration to sequence the genomes of Antarctic organisms. The effort, which includes University of California, Berkeley researchers, aims to map the genetic makeup of life in the frozen continent, shedding light on how species adapt to extreme cold and informing conservation as climate change reshapes polar ecosystems.
- 7Berkeley Law Launches Career Program for First-Year Students●Launch Angle: New Career Programming for 1L Students Makes ‘Practice Ready’ a First-Semester Priority
UC Berkeley Law has introduced 'Launch Angle', a new career development program for first-year law students that pushes 'practice ready' training into the first semester rather than waiting until later in law school. The initiative aims to give 1L students earlier exposure to practical skills and career planning as legal employers increasingly expect graduates to be job-ready sooner.
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The UC Berkeley School of Public Health has announced Lesley Park as a new member of its faculty. The introduction highlights her addition to the school's academic staff, though details about her research focus and background were not provided in the announcement.
- 9Former Governor Gray Davis Reflects on Career in Berkeley Project●Now an elder statesman, former Gov. Gray Davis surveys his career in a major Berkeley project
Former California Governor Gray Davis, now regarded as an elder statesman, is reviewing his decades in public life as part of a major oral history project at the University of California, Berkeley. The undertaking documents his career, including his time as governor and the 2003 recall that ended it, preserving his account for researchers and the public.