Topic: University of California-Berkeley

Four fundamental rules for financial security

Many Americans live beyond their means. But these strategies can help them get on the right track.

Has the credit crunch hit your home equity line?

Lenders are shrinking these lines of credit, making it harder for Americans to finance major expenses.

Father's Day means Netflix weekends and leaner lifestyles for more dads

Inflation is taking a toll on family budget, so dads opt for smaller celebrations closer to home.

Nature-inspired robots swim, crawl, and scuttle like animals

Through biomimetics, scientists teach machines some tricks that evolution perfected long ago.

U.S. dollar faces threats to its reign

War spending, trade deficits, and devaluation against foreign currencies weigh on the greenback.

Disability insurance: a financial priority

People suddenly disabled face increased risk of bankruptcy. An insurance policy can help.

Post 911 is not your grandfather's American Legion

It caters exclusively to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Instead of barbecues and parades, these vets go skydiving.

Seconds after star explodes, scientists watch young supernova

Their X-ray technique could lead to an early-warning system for exploding stars.

China quake loosens government’s grip online

California high court overturns gay marriage ban

Thursday's ruling makes it the second state to legalize same-sex marriage.

California high court overturns gay marriage ban

Thursday's ruling makes it the second state to legalize same-sex marriage.

Two books that chronicle the '60s

Gasoline-tax reprieve: an idea running on empty

Minimal cost savings, increased dependence on foreign oil, and high administrative costs are among reasons why this idea ran out of gas.

Mother's Day money advice

Working mothers, faced with growing financial responsibilities, can take steps to lighten their load.

Gasoline-tax reprieve: an idea running on empty

Minimal cost savings, increased dependence on foreign oil, and high administrative costs are among reasons why this idea ran out of gas.

Beneath Arctic ice pack, teeming life holds extraterrestrial clues

Microscopic organisms thrive in polar-ice 'brine channels' whose conditions mirror some of those found in space.

Beneath Arctic ice pack, teeming life holds extraterrestrial clues

Microscopic organisms thrive in polar-ice 'brine channels' whose conditions mirror some of those found in space.

Beneath Arctic ice pack, teeming life holds extraterrestrial clues

Microscopic organisms thrive in polar-ice 'brine channels' whose conditions mirror some of those found in space.

Rich getting richer: Campaign issue?

Studies show that the rich are getting a lot richer, the poor a little poorer. The middle class is slipping.

Burdened by taxes? Try a new location.

Wallet Wise: Few think about taxes when choosing where to live, but it's worth learning how city and state tax codes differ.

Opinion: Fight violence with nonviolence

Unarmed civilian peacekeepers are saving lives today.

Clinton's road to nomination gets steeper

With revote plans nixed in Florida and Michigan, pressure is on for an acceptable solution.

San Francisco weighs green-building law

The city may pass the most far-reaching ordinance in the US in March. It would require most new commercial and residential high-rises to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards.

Costs of climate change spur greening of business

Climate concerns are pushing corporates to do good by doing well. Meanwhile, new research puts a number on the ecological impact of rich country lifestyles on poor ones.

Margaret Rogers joins board of the Christian Science church

She replaces retiring member M. Victor Westberg on the five-person board of directors.