Christopher Travis, who died last month after being shot on UC Berkeley campus by a police officer The UC Berkeley police investigation into the fatal shooting last month of Christopher Travis has not yet reached any conclusions, according to Lt. Alex Yao, the department’s spokesman. The investigation is continuing and Yao said he did not […]
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UC Berkeley shooting ruled to be ‘suicide by police’
UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulov speaking to students, staff and media immediately following the shooting at the Haas school on November 15. Photo: Lance Knobel The fatal shooting of UC Berkeley student Christopher Travis was likely to have been “suicide by police”, according to Richard Lyons, dean of the Haas School of Business, where the […]
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Man shot at Cal’s Haas School identified, died in hospital
Chris Travis, who died yesterday after being shot on UC Berkeley campus by a police officer Update, 5:34 pm: More details continue to emerge in the case. According to information released by UC Berkeley at 5:23 pm, UCPD Captain Margo Bennett said that four officers, not three as previously reported, entered the school’s computer lab […]
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Shaken Cal Chancellor recalls Kent State, Virginia Tech
Chancellor Robert Birgenau and UC Police Chief Mitch Celaya at today's press conference. Photo: Lance Knobel [See update at foot of story.] “Now we’re there along with Kent State and Virginia Tech,” said a visibly upset Chancellor Robert Birgeneau at the end of a press conference today about the shooting at the Haas School of […]
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Part-time MBA program a boon for professionals
Hass School of Business By Belinda Lyons-Newman For 15 years, Nicole Sanchez worked in the non-profit sector leading youth leadership and educational equity organizations around the country, including working on achievement gap issues as executive director of Berkeley Alliance. As Sanchez took on increasing responsibility in her career, she decided she needed more organizational development […]
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Private bus in accident outside Cal after brake failure
UC Berkeley police on the scene of a crashed private bus on Piedmont Avenue last night. At about 9.15 p.m. on Thursday night, an empty Bauer’s bus which had been left by its driver parked on Piedmont Avenue across the street from UC Berkeley, rolled across the street’s two lanes and down an embankment coming […]
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The Mushroom Guys: A business out of UC Berkeley
Alex Velez and Nikhil Arora. Photo: Kristen Loken There’s so much buzz around the fledgling food business launched last year by two former UC Berkeley students, you’d think they were pumping out premium honey. BTTR Ventures, run by Haas School of Business graduates Nikhil Arora and Alejandro (Alex) Velez, has been featured in the New […]
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Watch out: Innovators swarm Berkeley
If you are interested in innovation and have $1,500 to spare, the place to be the next few days will be at a conference at the Haas School of Business. The Economist magazine is hosting the gathering, titled Innovation: Fresh Thinking for the Ideas Economy. With its impressive collection of leading thinkers, authors, journalists, academics, […]