The victim was reportedly stabbed more than a dozen times Police are investigating reports about a disgruntled ex A young man was stabbed in a UC Berkeley parking lot while enjoying the view with his girlfriend Saturday night Police say they are looking into reports that a disgruntled ex may have been responsible but had not verified those details as of Monday morning No one else was parked in the lot when the stabbing happened Officers from the University of California Police Department were dispatched at about 11:50 p.m Saturday to the west parking lot of the Lawrence Hall of Science The popular science museum is located at 1 Centennial Drive in the Berkeley Hills told police her friend had just been stabbed according to radio dispatches reviewed by The Scanner Arriving officers found the male victim responsive with multiple stab wounds The Berkeley Fire Department rushed the young man to Highland Hospital with a trauma activation Officers found a blood trail at the scene and followed it The suspects were described as three people in black who fled on foot in an unknown direction and this case is under investigation," the agency said in a WarnMe alert shortly after the stabbing Serious stabbings have typically been rare in Berkeley In January, a man was charged with murder after stabbing a man and woman while confronting them in West Berkeley about stealing his van in connection with a package theft operation the woman — who later died — also stabbed the van owner On April 9, two teens fled on scooters after stabbing a teenage boy as he walked home from the gym in southwest Berkeley About two weeks later, a stabbing near UC Berkeley left a young man in critical condition The April 22 incident was witnessed by 60-100 horrified onlookers Last week, a homeless man was stabbed in downtown Berkeley on Center Street outside the shelter where he stays the Citizen app sent out a spurious alert to thousands of people about a double stabbing at Ashby BART — which actually had not happened (Authorities said there was a similar report around the same time near Fruitvale BART station in Oakland.) On Sunday, less than 24 hours after Saturday night's stabbing outside the Lawrence Hall of Science, a homeless man was stabbed in a popular Berkeley shopping district after trying to punch a local worker who rebuked him for public urination Stay tuned to The Scanner for ongoing coverage and the most comprehensive authoritative reporting on Berkeley crime and safety By: 5:30 am on May 2 The four-year-long project is a long-awaited solution to the increased demand for more facilities to accommodate the rising engineering enrollment at UC Berkeley Engineering Dean Tsu-Jae King Liu’s statement at the opening stressed the college’s commitment to transforming the culture of the engineering field to be more welcoming and inclusive and that she hopes the new facility will serve as a symbol for that change The light glass and steel facility will include flexible spaces for classrooms Grimes Engineering Center Interior Rendering Grimes Engineering Center View From Terrace The expansion’s design both complements and contrasts with the brutalist character of the original building below creating a striking visual dynamic as it overlooks the central green space of Memorial Glade Architects SOM describe the intentionality behind the exposed structural components as similar to a physical textbook and a shape memory alloy tension-rod system The building is on track to earn the highest possible LEED certification for its environmental considerations the project is likely to become another iconic addition to the historic campus Grimes Engineering Center Shape Memory Alloy Structure UC Berkeley Master Plan with Grimes Engineering Center Location Marked in Blue Subscribe to YIMBY’s daily e-mail Follow YIMBYgram for real-time photo updates Like YIMBY on Facebook Follow YIMBY’s Twitter for the latest in YIMBYnews ga('send', 'event', ‘Robert ‘Becker, 'Impression', 'https://sfyimby.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/desktop-ad.jpg', { nonInteraction: true }); ADVERTISEMENT ga('send', 'event', 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waters Merhige has already crossed the English Channel and now the Cook Strait — four of the seven swims required to join the elite club She swam mostly at night, not just to avoid sunburn, but because she preferred not seeing the jellyfish — which struck her face, lips, and ears every few strokes. “Out of sight, out of mind,” she told CNN “They’re not there if you can’t see them.” and terrifying sea life — including sharks and whales — Merhige says the ocean is where she feels most herself She’s used her swims to raise over $130,000 for pediatric cancer research and plans to finish the Oceans Seven by 2028 even as she heads to college on a pre-med track “There are kids in hospitals right now getting chemo,” she says Bay Area transplant Tim Friede has spent two decades putting his body on the line to help save lives — by self-injecting venom from some of the world’s deadliest snakes His goal has been to build immunity that could lead to a universal antivenom and prevent tens of thousands of snakebite deaths each year Friede began his experiments in Wisconsin while working as a truck mechanic With no formal medical training but a deep interest in science he developed a radical routine: injecting himself with venom from cobras He’s survived more than 200 venom exposures — including several near-fatal encounters — and developed a rare immune response that scientists now study closely In 2023, Friede moved to San Francisco to collaborate with researchers at UCSF, who are analyzing his blood in hopes of developing more accessible antivenoms. “I do this so others don’t have to,” he told National Geographic which profiled him in a recent documentary “Snakebite is one of the most neglected global health issues out there.” Snakebites kill more than 100,000 people each year mostly in rural areas without access to region-specific treatments and species-specific — making Friede’s vision of a broad-spectrum alternative especially urgent Friede is transforming decades of self-experimentation into data that could revolutionize antivenom — proving that even the most unconventional paths can lead to lifesaving breakthroughs Brighid Kohl, who’s autistic and has a stutter, created the “You Are Not Alone” (YANA) program at the College of Adaptive Arts (CAA) in Saratoga Inspired by a Canadian YouTuber’s anti-bullying campaign Kohl wanted to offer a space for students who felt alone or bullied She pitched the idea to the CAA administration through a PowerPoint presentation The weekly YANA class fosters a supportive environment where students check in with each other and share heart gestures if someone is feeling down Kohl's leadership has had a significant impact on the class helping students build stronger social skills Kohl has become an associate professor at CAA where students are encouraged to take on leadership roles including teaching and administrative positions Kohl’s work at CAA has not only improved the experience for her peers but has also highlighted the value of inclusive education Her leadership in the YANA program and role as an associate professor are examples of the opportunities CAA provides for students with disabilities to take on meaningful roles and contribute to the community CAA remains focused on supporting students in achieving their academic and personal goals offering an environment where students can develop social Kohl’s story is a testament to the impact of an inclusive educational approach that recognizes the potential in every student Image via Instagram Previously: Notable Humans: Thomas Bennett’s Dedication To Miyako Ice Cream And The Fillmore Community Marine vet Nathan Hoang died in Hayward police custody after being sedated with midazolam during a mental health crisis raises concerns over sedative use and police response to psychiatric emergencies Get the latest posts delivered right to your inbox Get all the latest & greatest posts delivered straight to your inbox Newly obtained donor records revealed that hundreds of thousands of dollars have flowed from entities linked to the Chinese government into the coffers of the University of California one of the most prestigious public institutions in the nation Tsinghua isn’t the only Chinese university with questionable ties that UC Berkeley has financially entangled itself with The University of Science and Technology of China sent $60,000 to UC Berkeley to support its chemistry program in 2023 the Department of Commerce blacklisted the Chinese university for “acquiring and attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of advancing China’s quantum technology capabilities national security given the military applications of quantum technologies.” a longtime member of an advisory body to the CCP provided UC Berkeley with $336,000 to fund “research units” in 2023 the university received $160,000 from a charity funded by Charles Yeung and $75,000 from ByteDance early investor Duane Ziping Kuang for the university’s international relations and business programs a Chinese state-owned agricultural technology company donated $21,000 to UC Berkeley’s natural resources program in 2022 the university listed the contribution as coming from Switzerland The order is an apparent reference to the Biden administration not requiring universities to list the names of the foreign donors but merely their country of origin THE ROLE ELITE US UNIVERSITIES PLAY IN TRAINING PRO-CCP PROFESSIONALS Many universities have taken funding from China and other nations with which the United States has strained diplomatic relations UC Berkeley did not respond to a request for comment the influential '90s post-hardcore band from San Diego they played an early set at a rock climbing gym in Berkeley where they were joined by friend and former Three One G labelmate Johnny Whitney of The Blood Brothers Prior to this year's reunion, Swing Kids hadn't performed live in almost two decades. Aside from a brief run of Blood Brothers shows last year Whitney has mostly kept a low musical profile since becoming a software engineer at Netflix in 2010 it looks like both acts picked the chaos back up right where they left off.  Whitney shared the following about Swing Kids and the event: I first heard Swing Kids when I was 14 and it's hard to overstate how much they changed everything for me and everyone I grew up with Thanks so much Justin Pearson for having me it was an insane mind blowing honor to be able join yall Two Legs Bad a digital media production company based in San Diego recently released a documentary about the lead-up to Swing Kids' first reunion show last month at The Casbah The fall occurred at the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house at UC Berkeley which was passed during the November 2024 election establishes new organizing rights for Berkeley tenants including the right to unionize their building if at least half of the occupied units sign on in support offered a “Know Your Rights” training session April 30 educating tenants on the expansion of their bargaining power under Measure BB collaborated with the Office of District 7 City Councilmember Cecilia Lunaparrato highlight new ways Berkeley tenants can unionize apartment buildings and negotiate for lower rent regarding livability concerns and lease violations grants Berkeley tenants new organizing rights tenants gained the ability to petition for rent decreases following a lease violation by the landlord who are required to negotiate in “good faith” with tenants under Measure BB Measure BB also now includes tenants living in affordable housing who were exempt from past tenant advocacy ballot measures according to steering committee member of the Berkeley Tenants Union Avery Arbaugh “We had difficulty with students not knowing their rights and not knowing how to engage their rights,” Arbaugh said “Students were experiencing really poor conditions Measure BB also created stricter terms for evicting tenants lowered the rent increase cap to 5% and obligated landlords to provide tenants with a “Notice of Tenant Rights” when their lease begins the BTU serves the Berkeley community through events such as “Know Your Rights” training and on three fronts: directly reaching out to the community to help tenants understand their rights assisting in unionizing and providing recommendations to revise policies such as Measure BB for the Berkeley Rent Board to further improve the rights of tenants Argaugh said the Berkeley Tenants Union was founded in 1969 with the goal of helping Berkeley tenants unionize and to negotiate for material gains from their landlords to improve the poor living conditions that many went through at the time “We have a services team who’s ready and prepared to help you navigate your tenant’s rights concerns and help you unionize,” Arbaugh said Email notifications are only sent once a day We're an independent student-run newspaper and need your support to maintain our coverage Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Students walk through Sproul Plaza on the University of California (AP) — The Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government One order called for harder enforcement of Section 117 a federal law requiring colleges to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more The Department of Education’s Office of General Counsel will investigate “UC Berkeley’s apparent failure to fully and accurately disclose significant funding received from foreign sources,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement UC Berkeley denied the government’s claims saying that for the last two years “UC Berkeley has been cooperating with federal inquiries regarding 117 reporting issues The department cited media reports from 2023 about UC Berkeley failing to disclose “hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from a foreign government” but didn’t mention the country the Daily Beast reported that UC Berkeley failed to report it got $220 million from the Chinese government to build a joint Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute and China’s Tsinghua University opened in 2014 in the city of Shenzhen to focus on “strategic emerging industries,” according to the institute’s website UC Berkeley said Berkeley’s researchers “engage only in research whose results are always openly disseminated around the world” and the school was “not aware of any research by Berkeley faculty at TBSI conducted for any other purpose.” The university also said then it would unwind its partnership The university said Friday it’s no longer affiliated with TBSI Residents of California city’s high-risk areas will be required to remove plants within 5ft of homes under fire safety rules The city of Berkeley has a new message for residents of its most fire-prone neighborhoods: it’s time to cut back your gardens People living in the most high-fire-risk areas of the California city will be required to remove plants and other flammable materials close to their homes as part of strict new wildfire safety rules the city moved to adopt this week The city council in the San Francisco Bay Area city of 119,000 people on Tuesday approved the new requirement which bans all combustible materials within 5ft of residences and and aims to create defensible space around homes and slow the spread of fast-moving wildfires The regulations would apply to about 1,000 homes in the Berkeley Hills beginning next year The proposal comes on the heels of January’s deadly wildfires that tore through hillside neighborhoods in Los Angeles killing 30 people and destroying thousands of homes “The fire tragedy suffered by the Los Angeles area is the most recent demonstration that wildfire is a recurring feature of our landscape even more so as climate change results in more frequent extreme weather events,” the proposal stated “Maintaining the status quo in communities with exposure to wildfire will inevitably result in similar Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity in California and across the US. More than a third of the US population, about 115 million people, live in areas at high risk of wildfires, yet millions of people aren’t aware they are at risk. And many of the areas devastated by fire in recent years were unprepared. “Either we do this or we start to wrap our heads around the fact that we’ll enjoy Berkeley until the next big fire,” Sprague told the newspaper The city council voted unanimously in favor of the proposal and will hold a final vote on the item next month Meanwhile, California is in the process of adopting similar so-called “zone 0” restrictions in other parts of the state which require an ember resistant zone of 5ft around structures that are located in the highest risk wildfire areas This article was amended on 18 April 2025 to correct the name of the Berkeley fire chief received donations from a blacklisted Chinese research university and a Beijing state-owned chemical company according to records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon The news comes days after the Trump administration launched an investigation into UC Berkeley for allegedly failing to disclose funding from China, including a $220 million government investment in Berkeley’s joint research institution with Tsinghua University Donor records obtained through a California public information request provide new details on Berkeley’s financial relationship with China and foreign government-linked donors Section 117 of the Higher Education Act requires that American universities disclose the names and locations of foreign donors to the federal government. For four years, the Biden administration failed to strictly enforce the law and withheld donor names from the American public. As the Free Beacon reported President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month requiring more thorough disclosures The Berkeley records demonstrate that the administration’s more aggressive approach to foreign higher education donations appears likely to reveal unsavory financial backers One of the university’s donors is the University of Science and Technology of China which gave Berkeley $60,000 for its chemistry program in 2023 Department of Commerce added USTC to its sanctions list for "acquiring and attempting to acquire U.S.-origin items in support of advancing China's quantum technology capabilities national security given the military applications of quantum technologies." Berkeley also received $336,000 for its "research units" in 2023 from Vincent Cheung Sai Sing a longtime member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference for Shanghai City an advisory body to the Chinese Communist Party the charitable arm of the Glorious Sun Group gave $160,000 to Berkeley for international studies research in 2023 was also a member of the CCP national people’s committee the founding managing partner of China-based venture capital firm Qiming Venture Partners gave $75,000 to Berkeley’s business school His firm was an early investor in ByteDance Several universities have listed gifts from China-linked donors as coming from other countries, as the Free Beacon has previously reported Berkeley reported numerous donations from PRC-associated individuals as originating elsewhere the Hong Kong billionaire founder of CK Hutchison donated $5.7 million to Berkeley’s biological sciences division in 2023 The funding was reported as coming from Canada whose business empire has deep ties to the Chinese government is at the center of the U.S.-China trade dispute over the Panama Canal President Trump has cited CK Hutchinson’s ownership of the waterway’s port operations as evidence that China is "operating the Panama Canal," and vowed to take it back threatened to cripple Li’s business interests if he went forward with a plan to sell his Panama Canal operations to a consortium led by BlackRock donated $21,000 to Berkeley’s Rausser College of Natural Resources in 2022 The university listed the money as coming from Switzerland A spokesman for Berkeley declined to comment on the specific donations He said the university is "reviewing the Department of Education inquiry and will cooperate with its federal partners as has long been our practice The university prioritizes direct communications with legislative committees and governmental agencies when responding to their questions and inquiries." a material used in photovoltaic solar panels This advance builds on over 20 years of research and brings the scientific community one step closer to replicating the productivity of a green leaf in nature “Five Ways LiSA is Advancing Solar Fuels.”) “Nature was our inspiration,” said Peidong Yang a senior faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division and UC Berkeley professor of chemistry and materials science and engineering involved in the published work “We had to work on the individual components first but when we brought everything together and realized that it was successful To build a system that mimics photosynthesis Yang and his team followed the natural processes that occur in the leaf of a plant Each individual component of a leaf’s photosynthesizing elements had to be replicated and refined Tapping into the decades’ worth of research the scientists used lead halide perovskite photoabsorbers to imitate a leaf’s light-absorbing chlorophyll And inspired by enzymes that regulate photosynthesis in nature they designed electrocatalysts made of copper that resemble tiny flowers Previous experiments have successfully replicated photosynthesis through the use of biological materials but this work incorporated an inorganic material While the selectivity of copper is lower than biological alternatives the inclusion of copper presents a more durable and longer-lasting option for the artificial leaf system design Work led by researchers in the LiSA project developed the cathode and anode components of the new device. Instruments at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry allowed Yang’s team to integrate the device with metal contacts a solar simulator mimicking a consistently bright sun was used to test the selectivity of the new device Prior innovations across research groups enabled an organic oxidation reaction to take place in the photoanode chamber and created C2 products in the photocathode chamber This breakthrough created a realistic artificial-leaf architecture in a device about the size of a postage stamp – it converts CO2 into a C2 molecule using only sunlight The C2 chemicals produced from this device are precursor ingredients for many industries that produce valuable products in our everyday lives – from plastic polymers to fuel for larger vehicles that can’t yet run off a battery Building upon this fundamental research milestone Yang is now aimed to increase the system’s efficiency and expand the size of the artificial leaf to begin increasing the scalability of the solution The Molecular Foundry is a user facility at Berkeley Lab This work was supported by the DOE Office of Science Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to groundbreaking research focused on discovery science and solutions for abundant and reliable energy supplies Researchers from around the world rely on the lab’s world-class scientific facilities for their own pioneering research Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest problems are best addressed by teams Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 16 Nobel Prizes Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory managed by the University of California for the U.S DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science. The University of California flagship is the second top school to come under investigation this month for alleged violations of Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which requires disclosure of “foreign source gifts and contracts” worth more than $250,000. A similar investigation into Harvard was announced last week. On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Education to ramp up enforcement of the rule. The department “will begin by thoroughly examining UC Berkeley’s apparent failure to fully and accurately disclose significant funding received from foreign sources,” U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement. California California joined several other states Friday in suing the Trump administration over its demand that public schools eliminate diversity equity and inclusion initiatives or risk losing federal funding assistant vice chancellor of the UC Berkeley communications and public affairs office issued a statement that said the school has already been in contact with federal authorities about the issue UC Berkeley has been cooperating with federal inquiries regarding [Section] 117 reporting issues The audits are the latest in a barrage of administrative actions against elite universities around the country The campaign-season blueprint known as Project 2025 that laid out Trump’s potential agenda highlighted Section 117 as a possible mechanism to claw back federal funding from top schools including through Pell Grants and Fullbright Scholarships — a move experts say could devastate critical research “All of these are really existential threats to the research university as it currently exists,” said Kevin Kinser a professor of education policy at Penn State University “A world-class university has to have engagements around the world — that’s what defines world-class.” A wave of Section 117 challenges could further isolate institutions already under assault. Trump made good on his threat to strip Maine of federal dollars over its rules regarding transgender athletes — rules essentially identical to those in California America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown Proponents say such partnerships are essential to innovation and academic excellence Critics argue that foreign cash buys influence over American students and wedges open a back door to American intellectual property for foreign governments and national security interests requires transparency regarding foreign funds flowing to American higher education and research institutions,” Wednesday’s executive order reads The new UC Berkeley inquiry revives a 2023 House subcommittee investigation into the Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, a partnership between UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering and China’s Tsinghua University begun in 2016. The two schools have collaborated extensively on research including clean energy and climate change for decades. Tsinghua has similar formal partnerships with the University of Washington, Indiana University and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, among others. According to tax forms from its American nonprofit, Tsinghua gave $2.5 million to the UC Regents to fund the program in 2019 and 2018. It gave $4.5 million to the Regents in 2017. Times staff writer Jaweed Kaleem contributed to this report. Sonja Sharp is a legal affairs reporter for the Los Angeles Times and a founding member of the Society of Disabled Journalists. Before joining the newsroom in 2019, she worked as an NYPD-credentialed member of the New York City press corps, writing stranger-than-fiction stories of crime and culture for VICE, the Wall Street Journal and the Village Voice, among others. She is a Bay Area native, a graduate of UC Berkeley and Columbia, and a proud Jewish mother. World & Nation Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map Photo by Gage Skidmore under CC BY-SA 2.0 “(UC Berkeley) is supporting those impacted in accordance with its long-standing procedure for a visa revocation,” said campus spokesperson Janet Gilmore in a statement This article is no longer being updated as of April 10 Twenty-three members of the UC Berkeley community have had their visas terminated and non-immigrant status revoked this week This includes 17 additional affected individuals after six were initially confirmed this weekend “(UC Berkeley) is supporting those impacted in accordance with its long-standing procedure for a visa revocation,” said campus spokesperson Janet Gilmore in a statement updated today “We are providing them with resources to navigate the process and are encouraging them to seek legal counsel for guidance.”  Fifteen of the 23 impacted students are currently enrolled — ten are graduate students while five are undergraduates The remaining eight are recent graduates currently involved in the Optional Practical Training program which allows certain F-1 students to receive a 12 or 24-month extension for training post-graduation Gilmore added that campus cannot provide any additional information on the specific circumstances of visa revocations the numbers are subject to change," Gilmore said in an email Approximately 90 students and recent graduates have been impacted by visa terminations across all UC campuses according to a statement released by UCOP on April 10th "The government has not coordinated with UC leaders on their decisions or provided advance notice to us but has indicated in government databases that the terminations were due to violations of the terms of the individuals’ visa programs," read UCOP's statement The UCSD Guardian reported five UCSD students facing F-1 visa terminations The Daily Bruin reported multiple UCLA students’ visas being similarly revoked The Trump administration’s increased scrutiny on non-citizens follows a litany of executive orders and federal investigations. UC Berkeley’s International Office website noted on March 17 that campus is “seeing active measures” being undertaken by the Department of State Department of Justice and Homeland Security to seek out and cancel the visas of international students involved in campus protests “We continue to monitor and assess (the) implications for the UC community and the people affected,” read UCOP’s press release “We are committed to doing what we can to support all members of our community as they exercise their rights under the law.” Campus's Office of the Chancellor released a statement on April 7th noting that they have no knowledge of federal immigration enforcement activity on campus the right and ability of immigrant and international students and faculty to participate fully in the campus experience," read the chancellor's statement New research has revealed the fundamental mechanisms that limit the performance of copper catalysts – critical components in artificial photosynthesis that transform carbon dioxide and water into valuable fuels and chemicals In a study co-led by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory researchers have used sophisticated X-ray techniques to directly observe how copper nanoparticles change during the catalytic process By applying small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) – a technique traditionally used to study soft materials like polymers – to this catalyst system the team gained unprecedented insights into catalyst degradation that has puzzled scientists for decades The CO2 electrochemical reduction reaction (CO2RR) process has intrigued scientists for decades as a promising way to make fuel and other important compounds A big breakthrough in the 1980s identified copper as a high-performing catalyst for transforming CO2 and water into starting ingredients for liquid fuels and chemicals like ethylene and ethanol Subsequent studies showed that copper contains active sites where electrocatalysis takes place: electrons from the copper surface interact with carbon dioxide and water in a sequence of steps that transform them into products like ethanol fuel and ethylene for plastics Researchers are investigating ways to tune these active sites to selectively produce specific chemicals But copper’s super-catalytic properties quickly degrade during CO2RR researchers have looked for ways to prevent this performance loss but the chemical and physical processes that control this degradation were unclear in which smaller particles combine into larger ones where larger particles grow at the expense of smaller particles “Our approach allowed us to explore how the nanoscale size distribution evolves as a function of operating conditions and to identify two different mechanisms that we can then use to guide our efforts to stabilize these systems and protect them from degradation,” said Walter Drisdell a co-corresponding author on the paper who is also a staff scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Chemical Sciences Division and principal investigator with LiSA the researchers used a technique called small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at SLAC to track the size and shape distributions of uniformly shaped 7-nanometer copper oxide nanoparticles under various electrical voltages in a custom-designed electrochemical cell with an aqueous electrolyte When running the CO2RR reaction for an hour the researchers found that the PMC process dominates in the first 12 minutes the nanoparticles migrate and coalesce into clusters When the Ostwald ripening process takes over smaller nanoparticles dissolve and redeposit onto larger nanoparticles the same process that can create crunchy water crystals in ice cream Further analyses in the current study showed that lower voltages trigger the migration and agglomeration of the PMC process – and larger voltages speed reactions up increasing the dissolution and redeposition process of Ostwald ripening Separate in situ X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) measurements at SSRL show that the copper-oxide nanoparticles reduce to copper metal before restructuring begins, and post-mortem imaging confirmed that the nanoparticles had migrated and formed large agglomerates. The imaging was achieved using advanced electron microscopy techniques at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry “These results suggest various mitigation strategies to protect catalysts depending on the desired operating conditions such as improved support materials to limit PMC or alloying strategies and physical coatings to slow dissolution and reduce Ostwald ripening,” Drisdell said Drisdell and team plan to test different protection schemes and continue working with their LiSA colleagues at Caltech to design catalytic coatings with organic molecules and test these coatings’ ability to steer CO2RR reactions into producing specific fuels and chemicals This work was supported by the DOE Office of Science The Molecular Foundry is a DOE Office of Science national user facility at Berkeley Lab The Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) is a DOE Office of Science national user facility at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science who got upset after seeing the man peeing in public in the neighborhood where he works told police he stabbed him in self-defense A homeless man was stabbed Sunday in a popular Berkeley shopping district after trying to punch a local worker who rebuked him for public urination The worker, who has since been arrested, called police to report the confrontation and said he stabbed the other man in self-defense, Berkeley police said The worker was identified in booking records as 32-year-old Ali Davis of Oakland According to police, Davis said he was on a break shortly before 4:30 p.m. when he saw the homeless man urinating on a wall near the Elmwood neighborhood's city parking lot in the 2600 block of Russell Street west of College Avenue Davis told the man to knock it off, he told police at which point the homeless man tried to punch him That's when Davis said he pulled out a pocketknife and stabbed the man several times police said in response to a Scanner inquiry and Davis called police to report the confrontation Officers responded quickly to speak with Davis and search for the wounded man Initially, BPD tried to locate a blood trail from the Elmwood parking lot according to radio traffic reviewed by The Scanner Several officers then set off on foot to see if they could find him an officer saw a man walking south on Hillegass Avenue near Derby Street with what appeared to be fresh blood on his arm Officers were able to contact the man and determine he was the person who had been stabbed They applied a tourniquet while the Berkeley Fire Department was responding Read more about crime by neighborhood in Berkeley BFD took the man to Highland Hospital "Code 3," with lights and sirens he was reportedly stable and expected to survive Davis is being held at Berkeley Jail on $30,000 bail and is set for arraignment Wednesday He has no prior criminal cases in Alameda County Last week, a homeless man was stabbed in downtown Berkeley on Center Street outside the shelter where he was staying Then, on Saturday night, a young man was stabbed in a UC Berkeley parking lot while enjoying the view with his girlfriend officers immediately closed traffic and began evacuating people from the area The man who was arrested Friday in Berkeley after a CHP chase has been identified as Carlos Kuceja Authorities say Kuceja dropped a live grenade out of his stolen car during the police pursuit He was arrested on suspicion of felony evading — wrong way driver and disregarding safety — as well as vehicle theft possessing a destructive device and other crimes Kuceja is being held at Santa Rita Jail on $390,000 bail and is scheduled for arraignment Tuesday at Wiley Manuel Courthouse Berkeley police arrested Kuceja in mid-April on suspicion of prowling He has no charged criminal cases in Alameda County CHP officers arrest a man after a pursuit into Berkeley. Ariel Nava Photo A suspect who threw a grenade out of his car was arrested in Berkeley on Friday after leading CHP officers on a pursuit from Oakland when officers on the CHP's crime suppression team spotted a stolen car near Cerrito Avenue and 38th Street in North Oakland The CHP chased him for 15 minutes, ending up in North Berkeley "As the suspect vehicle was passing the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr the driver threw a bag out of the window," according to the CHP "An officer not involved in the pursuit immediately stopped and secured the bag." CHP officers arrest a man after a pursuit into Berkeley. David Yee the officer found what authorities believe was a live grenade "Officers immediately closed traffic at that location and began evacuating people from the area The suspect continued fleeing for another two blocks before turning down a dead end street and ultimately surrendering to officers," according to the CHP The University of California Police Department bomb team responded to the scene and took possession of the device including additional photos from the scene Berkeley police have re-opened the roadways and cleared the area after Friday afternoon's CHP chase and grenade report Berkeley police said the CHP chase entered Berkeley just after 3:30 p.m it was reported that an occupant of the fleeing vehicle threw a bag from the car It was indicated that the bag may have contained a possible grenade," BPD said CHP officers and Berkeley police in the 1300 block of Martin Luther King Jr The report prompted evacuations in the area around the 1300 block of Martin Luther King Jr BPD said the evacuations are "a precaution while the Bomb Team is enroute to assess and render the item safe." BPD also noted that the CHP is in charge of the incident with BPD assisting along with support from UC Berkeley police "We urge all residents to avoid the area and follow instructions from law enforcement until the scene is declared safe," BPD said "Further updates will be provided as information becomes available." Original story: Authorities have asked community members to avoid a busy block in North Berkeley following a CHP chase that led to an arrest and reports of a grenade Police are evacuating the area following reports the suspect who was being chased dropped one or more grenades out of the vehicle during the pursuit Send tips and photos to The Scanner Berkeley police said evacuations are underway in the 1300 block of Martin Luther King Jr BPD asked people to avoid several blocks during the police response Police said Josephine Street and Bonita Avenue are both fully blocked off: "Please avoid the area and use alternative routes," BPD said This story was updated repeatedly due to the developing nature of events Police said the victim declined to provide much detail but said he had been stabbed while sitting on the steps outside a homeless shelter Police are investigating a stabbing this week in Berkeley that sent a man to Highland Hospital the circumstances of the incident remained hazy due to conflicting reports and the ongoing investigation The Berkeley Fire Department was dispatched to the Dorothy Day House shelter at 1931 Center St Arriving firefighters found a man who was bleeding from the face and arm and described him over the radio as uncooperative Read more about crime in Berkeley BFD asked for Berkeley police to be dispatched to the scene as they took the man to Highland Hospital for medical treatment they found a "blood trail that leads from the interior of the Dorothy Day House out to the Center Street sidewalk," one officer said over the radio Officers determined that the incident involved a shelter resident who showed up there already wounded Police said the victim declined to provide much detail but said he had been stabbed while sitting on the steps outside Dorothy Day He said he didn't know who had attacked him and that the assailant had come from behind Aside from the preliminary BPD narrative, there were numerous community reports that the conflict actually began in the homeless encampment at Ohlone Park Police said they had not confirmed that as of publication time One community member told TBS nearby neighbors heard fighting in the park around the time of the stabbing This year, local residents have reported increasing concerns about the growing homeless camp at Ohlone Park A community meeting on the subject is set for May 22 police responded to the park and arrested a man who was causing a disturbance after finding him with stolen property a resident who lives near the park had a confrontation with a man carrying knives and a meth pipe after he tried to enter a backyard and refused to leave Overall, stabbing reports seem to be ticking up in Berkeley, with a teenage boy stabbed while walking home from the gym in early April and a young man left in critical condition after a stabbing on Durant Avenue last week the Citizen app sent out a spurious alert to thousands of people about a double stabbing at Ashby BART Authorities said that didn't happen (although there was a similar report around the same time near Fruitvale station in Oakland) The Scanner is also under consideration for a general excellence award for its coverage last year We're proud to announce that The Berkeley Scanner has been named a finalist for four California Journalism Awards with the winners to be announced at a gala in Los Angeles in mid-May The contest recognizes news coverage produced throughout 2024 "We’re proud to honor the outstanding work of this year’s finalists," the California News Publishers Association said compelling coverage and dedication to serving their communities represent the very best of California journalism." The Scanner is also under consideration for a general excellence award for its work Winners and finalists in that category won't be announced until the gala for news outlets with three or fewer full-time staffers Three of the categories in which The Scanner placed are for news coverage The Scanner is also a finalist in the best newsletter category for its daily email, TBS Today The judges generally select five finalists per division in each category Read more about Pamela Price on The Scanner Last year, The Berkeley Scanner won four first-place California Journalism Awards for news coverage as well as business sustainability along with a third-place award in the online story presentation category for layout and design The Scanner was deeply honored to win first place in the business sustainability category which recognizes innovation and excellence "in developing new lines of revenue or other financial support that help ensure the viability of a newsroom." The judges were intrigued by The Scanner's unique membership model focused on public safety The Press Democrat and The Sacramento Bee — were named in this category described by organizers as the best in the state The contest drew nearly 3,000 entries overall Scanner founder Emilie Raguso spoke on a panel — joined by Press Democrat publisher Eric Johnston and Desert Sun executive editor Kate Franco — to share their experiences developing new models to foster business sustainability amid an evolving media landscape Read more about last year's winning CJA entries from The Berkeley Scanner The California News Publishers Association was founded in 1888 $270.00 donatedin the past month If you'd like to help with maintaining or developing the website, contact us Publish your stories and upcoming events on Indybay which will be open to UC Berkeley students and RecWell members The facility will also address the “unmet need” for adequate dance studio space and high demand for the fitness programs offered at the RSF is set to open a new fitness and dance center in downtown Berkeley in early June Located in a former yoga studio at 2295 Shattuck Ave. the approximately 5200-square-foot facility will include two large studios restrooms and a reception area.The studio plans to offer yoga associate director of communications in the Division of Student Affairs.The facility anticipates a soft opening June 2 and Memorial Stadium Fitness Center as well as the implementation of a virtual queue for RSF weight rooms last October This facility will address the “unmet need” for adequate dance studio space and high demand for the fitness programs offered at the RSF He said the fitness center is projected to be open from 4 to 10 p.m “We continue to try to find new offerings to maximize our space “Us being able to expand 5200 (square feet) is quite exciting.”   The studios will be available for reservations by registered student dance organization groups “This is a really good step — getting space and getting funding is really difficult and it’s been a challenge over the past four years,” saidAkshara Shankar “I’m really excited for this opportunity for dancers.” The facility was a collaboration between RecWell’s efforts with the Berkeley Dance Community and members of the ASUC BDC members toured the location to assess its potential use for dancers and will continue to coordinate scheduling for facility use by campus dance groups Shankar added that the new studio will address safety concerns that arose from dancers practicing outdoors at night and the current lack of adequate practice space More than 1,000 students in registered student dance organizations are expected to benefit from access to the new facility General access to the facility is open to all UC Berkeley students and RecWell members Furman hopes additional programming offered at the new studio will benefit all students.Some courses currently offered are limited in enrollment capacities due to space restrictions Funding for the facility was provided by the Chancellor’s Advisory Committee on Student Services & Fees and the campus’s Finance Committee The current funding is anticipated to last the next three years The views expressed here are the author's own Over 50 exhibitors will dazzle you with their vast storehouse of brilliant gemstones and shamanic wisdom They include vendors from around the country and exotic places like Bali Come explore the vast delights and many splendors of the Summer in SAN FRANCISCO CRYSTAL FAIR Location: San Francisco County Fair Building (formerly the Hall of Flowers) 1199 -9th Avenue at Lincoln Way (just inside Golden Gate Park) Admission: $14 (12 and under free with adult) – good for both days mapping out the geography of health care tells another story beyond the gridlines formed by the streets or the zoning codes filed away in City Hall; it is a look into the fissures between the wealthy and the poor A quick Google search for clinics in Berkeley results in scattered pinpoints on the map which would seem to indicate different options for health care centers clicking through these options reveals a different story Many of these clinics that pop up on the Berkeley map such as The Suitcase Clinic and Berkeley Free Clinic primarily offer limited services rather than longer-term primary care given their shorter hours These clinics are intended to provide care for the underserved populations of Berkeley these clinics operate out of small spaces stretched to accommodate the various patients coming in and out Getting consistent and comprehensive care is a continual struggle for these groups of people The story of health care is inextricably tied to geography that geography plays a big role in determining who gets access to help For those with stable housing and reliable transportation accessibility to care often means fewer barriers — patients can usually focus on difficulties with booking appointments and attending routine follow-ups without added challenges compounded by distance care is an endeavor that might take a whole day or weeks of planning to get the services that they need It’s a journey that can start by walking to the nearest bus stop on University Avenue hopping on the 36 line and then transferring to the 7 line if it’s an emergency and the patient is trying to get to a medical center with adequate services It might look like walking to the once-a-week popup clinics run by student organizations and volunteers that operate out of the various churches in Berkeley Or maybe it means not even getting out of the house because the financial feasibility or time and effort it takes to get to the nearest clinic is not something in their realm of possibility at all health care systems prioritize speed and convenience leaving behind those who can't easily keep up — especially the elderly This will only get worse considering one of the biggest nearby health care centers is set to close by 2030 and will be replaced by a new medical campus in Emeryville which is much farther for Berkeley residents The closure comes from a requirement for California hospitals to meet seismic safety standards by 2030 or else be decommissioned To meet seismic retrofitting safety standards is expensive so Alta Bates plans to close down its Berkeley location the Berkeley location will be scaled down and only offer a few services such as outpatient surgery and their urgent care clinic residents would have to travel much farther to Oakland’s medical center to receive other care they require This takes away a very important location in the already scarce health care landscape it becomes increasingly difficult in their age to adapt to these relocation differences especially if they’re also financially lacking the means to make these trips consistently The way the health care system is so methodical and meticulously planned adds an additional layer of complexity when thinking about timeliness walking to the bus stops and transfers takes much longer when you’re older in age and making it to the clinic on time is not a luxury they can all afford Many might think the tardiness is merely a result of forgetfulness or discourtesy for many elderly people who have physical ailments it’s just a matter of the difficulties of getting there in the first place Even for those who are able to walk to their appointments “older adult pedestrian fatalities occur at 2-3 times the rate of normal pedestrians,” according to a report by the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center For manual laborers in Berkeley — many of whom are hired for low pay and work without a strong support network — the strain is even greater compounding the physical wear and tear that comes with the job day laborers in Berkeley earn on average “$600 or less a week,” even when working in temperature conditions as low as the thirties in the middle of winter or when spending hours in the sun moving heavy items work injuries such as tendonitis often require them to get surgery including the viability of paying another health care bill on top of other regular monthly expenses California’s senior population is projected to grow by two thirds within the next 20 years and about a third of this population are not earning enough income to cover the costs of their basic needs These elderly residents are also people who will have to sit at the bus stops and hope that on the packed bus someone will be kind enough to notice and offer them their seat on their trek to get health care that day the landscape of what senior housing looks like and the care it can provide for their residents paints a bleak picture seniors often struggle to find the means to support themselves enough to cover all their basic needs on top of housing The crisis of accessible housing for seniors is alleviated but not solved with affordable housing initiatives which allow for low-income elderly residents to have access to safe housing and accessible medical care Well-designed facilities can include nursing and rehabilitation services or memory care services such as clear contrast in flooring colors or bathroom faculties that utilize non-slip flooring are all key factors in the prevention of accidents that would otherwise require more trips to the hospital Even the maintenance of the current state of these seniors’ health is very dependent on having a stable environment as a greater quality of life has been shown to be able to improve their physical health according to Satellite Affordable Housing Associates’ CEO Although this care is available for those who are lucky enough to be placed in senior housing the reality is that not every senior who needs this type of housing will receive it Seniors with incomes that are too high for Medi-Cal must pay increasingly expensive costs for these types of accommodations and although they might earn enough to support themselves for short-term medical costs finding the means to support long-term care can become a difficulty While many of Berkeley’s college students are able to access the Tang Center and locals with a car can drive to private clinics the elderly and low-income residents navigate a difficult network of health care Although nearby clinics such as Berkeley Free Clinic provide drop-in services such clinics and health care centers are often volunteer-run collectives that employ a walk-in model Their small capacities can mean longer waits for those wishing to visit so they advise not coming for time-sensitive emergencies These clinics also often lack the support for urgent care and advise locals to call 911 in case of those emergencies which might further rack up the bills on costs for ambulances and hospital visits For this population of elderly or low-income patients they not only have to navigate the logistics of Medi-Cal but also the difficulties of finding places that will accept Medi-Cal Medi-Cal is a federal and state-funded program which allows for certain groups of people including eligible seniors over 65 years old and low-income persons to qualify for health and medical services for providers that support Medi-Cal But finding those providers is a process that requires access to the internet where they can look this information up or resources that can direct them to the right clinics It’s already hard enough for these patients and there is an added layer of complexity for some of them who need continuous visits if they are an older patient with a chronic condition that needs monitoring Yet that continual progress can all be undone with something as simple as being late and missing an appointment missing the appointment is a necessary choice given the rising costs of medical care even figuring out how to get there remains the most daunting task for these residents AC Transit’s services struggle with consistency and frequency and alternative modes of transport such as rideshare apps are out of the question for those without credit cards or phones have now adopted a schedule with 60-minute waits in between buses due to serving lower-density communities in hopes of better servicing other areas This has massive consequences for residents in those areas who are left stranded with little options if they miss the bus Walking can also be a difficult mode of transportation given the distance to a clinic that will support their needs as well as Berkeley’s rocky and uneven sidewalks which can pose a danger to elderly or disabled residents It is easy to see why people fall through the cracks of the system when there are so many obstacles in the way Care is not just about the provision of medicine but its location and geography it is about having places that are accessible on various levels It’s about being able to get these elderly patients to their appointments before their prescriptions run out or regardless of whether they miss their appointment by a few minutes For those that constantly have to navigate the landscape of Berkeley to get the basic care that they need KRON4 KRON4's Lindsey Ford reports: https://www.kron4.com/?p=2158697&preview=true Made in the Bay Area and being shown on the big screen local filmmakers discuss being featured at SFFilm Festival this year Video shows aftermath of tree crushing San Francisco parklet One man is in jail and another was hospitalized after a seemingly random attack in the Castro on Easter Three people are dead and three more are hospitalized with serious injuries after a Volkswagen Tiguan hit a tree on San Geronimo Valley Road just west of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard shortly before 7:30 p.m San Francisco Fire Department firefighters rescued an injured dog and an uninjured person from a cliffside along Mile Rock Trail in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Thursday afternoon Bay Area photographer Lani Tinio shared a timelapse of the Moon rising over the Bay Bridge on Sunday with KRON4 and there is no shortage of activities going on around the Bay Area KRON4 Chief Meteorologist Lawrence Karnow has 4 Fun Things going on this weekend The May Day Conference on Free Inquiry hosted professors and chancellors from institutions of higher education around the United States prognosis and treatment of threats to free inquiry as well as how to restore trust in universities UC Berkeley hosted the May Day Conference on Free Inquiry sponsored by the Berkeley Liberty Initiative The discussion focused on academic freedom threats to free inquiry and trust in universities Among the speakers and panelists was Sean Gailmard campus professor in the political science department who claimed that one theory that explains President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on universities is that faculty tend to lean “further left” than society while Trump is on the right of the political spectrum a professor at the University of Chicago Law School noting that in order to support free inquiry universities should internally reform and construct environments where people can challenge each other without fear of retribution people (i)n university departments many times like to hire people that sound like them think like them,” said campus professor Déborah Blocker The conference’s organizing team included members of BLI and the executive committee of the Berkeley Initiative for Free Inquiry a conference organizer and co-founder of HxA Campus Community at UC Berkeley said it was “especially fitting” for campus to host this conference because of its history as the center of the Free Speech Movement “Given UC Berkeley’s influence on national trends in higher education BLI can help position UC Berkeley as a leader among the UCs in shaping the next chapter for public higher education,” Mehta said in an email Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier spoke on a panel about public trust in universities He claimed that inequality at universities is mainly an issue of perception and that universities are doing a good job of making education accessible to students currently a visiting professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education instead claiming that inequality is a fundamental issue at universities Rosenberg also argued that universities must “transform (themselves)” before discussing “transforming (their) students.” “I think the university needs to find the capacity to reform from within which is a big challenge,” campus professor Panos Papadopoulos said “It is not set up for that right now but unless (the university reforms) you will always be subject to the whims of externalities.” DoE investigation revives reports that UC Berkeley failed to disclose Chinese funding for a now severed partnership The Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California One order called for harder enforcement of Section 117, a federal law requiring colleges to disclose foreign gifts and contracts valued at $250,000 or more. Read moreThe Department of Education’s office of general counsel will investigate “UC Berkeley’s apparent failure to fully and accurately disclose significant funding received from foreign sources,” education secretary Linda McMahon said in a statement. UC Berkeley denied the government’s claims, saying that for the last two years, “UC Berkeley has been cooperating with federal inquiries regarding 117 reporting issues, and will continue to do so.” The department cited media reports from 2023 about UC Berkeley failing to disclose “hundreds of millions of dollars in funding from a foreign government” but didn’t mention the country. On May 2023, the Daily Beast reported that UC Berkeley failed to report it got $220m from the Chinese government to build a joint Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute (TBSI), which UC Berkeley and Tsinghua University opened in 2014 in the city of Shenzhen to focus on “strategic emerging industries”, according to the institute’s website. Last year, a report by the Republican members of the House select committee on the Chinese Communist party found that US tax dollars have contributed to China’s technological advancement and military modernization when American researchers worked with their Chinese peers in areas such as hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence, nuclear technology and semiconductor technology. Free newsletterA deep dive into the policies, controversies and oddities surrounding the Trump administration UC Berkeley said Berkeley’s researchers “engage only in research whose results are always openly disseminated around the world” and the school was “not aware of any research by Berkeley faculty at TBSI conducted for any other purpose” The university also said then it would unwind its partnership The university said on Friday it is no longer affiliated with TBSI the Department of Education demanded records from Harvard over foreign financial ties spanning the past decade accusing the school of filing “incomplete and inaccurate disclosures” Trump’s administration is sparring with Harvard over the university’s refusal to accept a list of demands over its handling of pro-Palestinian protests as well as its diversity 12 students have had their status restored today after 23 were terminated since April 4 Anonymity was granted to sources included in this story due to fears of retaliation Some interviews were conducted in a language other than English and have been represented in translation Dozens of international students across the United States reported Thursday that their legal status — abruptly terminated by the federal government in recent weeks — had been quietly restored without warning or explanation campus administrators confirmed 12 students have had their status restored today after 23 were terminated since April 4 90 students across the UC system have had their Student Exchange Visitor Information System An individual’s SEVIS status determines their legal residency in the United States “I’m just worried this might only be temporary ” said a UC Berkeley student whose status has been restored According to an organizer of F-1 Termination Watch tracking student visa and SEVIS terminations across the country the reinstatements have appeared “arbitrary.”  While some international students have found temporary relief through lawsuits in federal court there have been no identifiable variables linking reinstatements to individual student cases and as of yet we are unclear the reason for the change as DHS and SEVIS have not provided any information regarding the terminations or the restoration back to Active,” read one reinstatement message from UC Berkeley’s International Office at least 5 students have had their SEVIS restored after 23 international students experienced status terminations according to spokesperson James Nash other campuses are experiencing the same phenomenon with very fluid numbers," Nash said in an email An Arizona State University graduate who had not filed any legal complaints or taken action said he received an email from the school with a screenshot showing his SEVIS status as “Active.”  “I haven’t done anything since getting the termination notice in early April,” he said In student group chats and social media forums graduate students and work authorization students have confirmed that their SEVIS records were restored The restoration appears to include students with pending lawsuits as well as those with past interactions with law enforcement Some students learned of the status change through their international offices while others discovered it by logging into the Student and Exchange Visitor Program portal directly The organizer from F-1 Termination Watch said they have yet to collect enough data from reinstated students to distinguish any trends between individuals which is why we are trying to collect data going forward,” the organizer said attorneys litigating SEVIS termination cases received notice on Friday that ICE was ”developing a policy that will provide a framework for SEVIS record terminations.” it is expected that students facing status terminations will have their records restored pending the updated policy 2025: A previous version of this article's headline incorrectly stated that 12 students had their visas restored these students had their legal status restored a victim was stabbed multiple times near Lawrence Hall of Science The status of the victim is currently unknown three suspects fled the scene and were unable to be identified There is an active search for these individuals Rae Wymer is a news senior staff reporter. 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