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Research finds many employers retaining workers despite closures

Timely snapshots of the effect of the coronavirus on workers at small and medium-sized businesses in the Bay Area, state…

4 years ago

Farallones diver recovering after shark bite

A diver from a research vessel is in stable condition after being bit by a shark near the Farallon Islands…

6 years ago

Former UC immunologist wins Nobel Prize

James P. Allison, immunologist and former director of University of California at Berkeley's Cancer Research Laboratory, was awarded the 2018…

6 years ago

Ocean research vessel expected to dock at Pier 15

The Falkor, one of the most advanced ocean research vessels in the world, is stopping in San Francisco before it…

6 years ago

San Jose City Hall falcon chicks banded for study

Three falcon chicks from the nest on top of San Jose City Hall were outfitted with personalized bands Thursday morning…

6 years ago

Supply of Bay Area homes under $500K shrinks

Two studies released Friday show the number of homes for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area for half a…

7 years ago

Celebrated Stanford mathematician dies at 40

Stanford mathematics professor Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman to win the Fields Medal, mathematics' leading award, has died of cancer…

7 years ago

Higher wages lead to failed eateries, says study

Preliminary results of a new study based on data on SF Bay Area restaurants suggest that higher minimum wages increases…

7 years ago

Organic Farming Research Foundation receives federal grant

The federal government has selected the Organic Farming Research Foundation in Santa Cruz as the recipient of a competitive grant.

7 years ago

BART offers cash rewards for research

BART officials this spring will be researching a way to reduce crowding on trains and offering small cash rewards to…

8 years ago

Pregnant elephant seal sedated, transported

Wildlife officials have transported a pregnant elephant seal that blocked a North Bay highway to an established elephant seal colony…

8 years ago

Bay Area home sales log rare dip

For the first time in months, the number of homes sold in the Bay Area has taken a dip.

8 years ago

Affordability tightens as home sales drop

August Bay Area home sales dropped more than 10 percent from July, but were up nearly 5 percent from a…

9 years ago

Income inequality reigns in Bay Area

The difference between high- and low-income Bay Area households in 2013 was $263,000, compared with a $178,000 difference nationwide.

9 years ago

Hennessy resigns as Stanford president

Stanford University President John Hennessy will step down from his position next year after more than 15 years.

9 years ago

Stanford anthrax ‘unlikely’ to pose risk

Stanford University officials assured the public that a vial potentially carrying live anthrax has not threatened the school.

9 years ago

Brown, Napolitano go one-on-one in UC funding battle

Jerry Brown and UC President Janet Napolitano are forming a select committee to work out differences in funding public higher…

9 years ago

Stimulate your creativity and take a walk

Stanford researchers have found taking a stroll helps to stimulate creative thinking.

10 years ago

Alzheimer’s research still a slow road

Alzheimer's disease remains among the most devastating diseases medicine has yet to crack.

10 years ago

Blood test may help spot early lung cancers

An experimental blood test has shown promise toward detecting early lung cancer.

11 years ago

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