UC Berkeley – California Globe

California’s Energy Problem Is Now a National Security Problem

September 15, 2026 9:37 amSeptember 15, 2026 9:37 am

They broke the gas pumps. That’s how you know something has gone seriously wrong. If you’ve traveled to another state in the last couple years, you’ve probably seen gas for as little as $2 a gallon. Now, diesel at some...

Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Young Kim Demand Investigation into California’s Involvement with Beijing China

August 20, 2026 6:00 amAugust 21, 2026 7:13 am

This is huge: U.S. Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, and U.S. Representative Young Kim sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling for an investigation into the state of California’s...

California Universities Face Deadline to Sever Ties With Foreign Adversaries or Lose Federal Funding

August 18, 2026 10:36 amAugust 19, 2026 11:20 am

The Department of War has directed 30 U.S. academic institutions—including four prominent California universities—to conduct immediate and comprehensive audits of their academic, financial, and research collaborations with foreign entities of concern. The formal notifications, issued Monday by the Office of...

California’s Failing Schools: Everyone Gets a Trophy and 4.5 GPA

July 20, 2026 7:00 amJuly 20, 2026 7:36 am

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reports that average 12th grade reading scores were 10 points lower in 2024 than in 1992, and 12th grade math scores were three points below their 2005 level, the lowest level since that...

UC Berkeley to Launch ‘Nonpartisan’ Nancy Pelosi Institute

July 8, 2026 8:36 amJuly 8, 2026 8:36 am

UC Berkeley announced that it is joining forces with Nancy Pelosi, “the first female speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, to launch a new, nonpartisan institute dedicated to strengthening American democracy and advancing solutions to the country’s most pressing...

UC STEM Professors Demand SAT/ACT Return After Failed Equity Experiment

June 1, 2026 2:36 pmJuly 1, 2026 11:21 am

More than 800 University of California faculty members, including a majority of mathematics department chairs across the UC system, have signed an open letter (see below) to the UC Board of Regents, UC Office of the President, Academic Senate leadership,...

UC Berkeley Law Hosts Convicted Terrorist on ‘Palestinian Political Prisoners Day’

April 24, 2026 7:26 amApril 24, 2026 11:39 am

UC Berkeley allowed a convicted Palestinian car bomber, released in the October 7, 2023, Hamas hostage deal, to address students via video from a Berkeley Law School classroom on Monday. The event, organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)...