As the Peace Corps marks its 50th anniversary, Berkeley is celebrating its unique place in the U.S. agency's history as the all-time top producer of volunteers, and is renewing the call for more graduates to serve. Since 1961, more than 3,400 alumni have served terms with the Peace Corps.
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If experience is any guide, Berkeley can be expected to absorb 15 percent, or $75 million, of the $500 million budget cut that Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed, Chancellor Robert Birgeneau and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost George Breslauer say. > Read the full budget message... |
One of the best hotel bargains in town also comes with panoramic bay views, free parking and proximity to some of the nation's premier research labs. The Berkeley Lab Guest House, which opened a year ago, is open to anyone with a berkeley.edu or lab email address.
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