UC Berkeley's newest athletic team is the first in the country for blind students. It's part of "Athletics for All," a groundbreaking and growing campus project to include students with disabilities in recreational and competitive sports. On Friday, Chancellor Dirks congratulated the goalball team and presented the student-athletes - and a service dog, Van Dyke - with their uniforms.
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Blodgett Research Forest, a key UC Berkeley research station, is under threat from the King Fire in El Dorado County. The 4,270-acre forest, located 56 miles east of Sacramento, is a critical site for a wide variety of research projects, including wildfire-management techniques. Nobody is watching developments with more interest than Berkeley's forest experts.
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UC Berkeley is a diverse community, but on one crucial issue we speak with a single voice: With your help, we can create a healthy environment where violence and harassment in any form will not be tolerated. Brief videos are posted of eight people who represent the thousands of staff, faculty and students dedicated to eradicating sexual assault and violence on the Berkeley campus.
> Read the article and view the videos...
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