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Good day Berkeley! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Want your Berkeley kid to love reading? Start with these simple habits
  • See which UC Berkeley scholar just won a national AI research prize
  • How a $3 million behested payment is shaping UC Berkeley housing research

Also on today's calendar: A Midsummer Night's Dream - Free Shakespeare in the Park and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the man leave his watch in the bank? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 74, low: 58.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 7 tips on reading to your child from a Berkeley librarian and an Oakland teacher (berkeleyside.org) — A Berkeley elementary librarian and an Oakland teacher share concrete, research-backed ways local families can make read-aloud time a daily habit. Drawing on rising Berkeley Unified English scores and a new curriculum, they offer specific book ideas, routines, and tips to keep reading fun for kids of all ages while strengthening home literacy across Berkeley households.
   

2. Mays Business School Announces Winners for Second Annual AI Dissertation Proposal Competition (tamu.edu) — A UC Berkeley Haas Ph.D. student is among six national winners in Texas A&M's AI Dissertation Proposal Competition, highlighting Berkeley's role in cutting-edge research on how AI is reshaping business. The recognition brings funding and visibility to local scholarship while connecting Berkeley researchers with peers at top programs across the country.
   

3. Data: Oakland legislator requests biggest behested payment (sjvsun.com) — A $3 million behested payment arranged by Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks is funding research at UC Berkeley's Terner Center for Housing Innovation, focusing on housing supply, zoning, and affordability. The story also details how Governor Gavin Newsom and former Governor Jerry Brown have used behested payments to direct large sums to various statewide initiatives and nonprofits.
   

4. 5 Questions with Carlyn Irwin: Analyzing Damages in Trade Secret Litigation (cornerstone.com) — Berkeley Law hosted economist and CPA Carlyn Irwin for a guest lecture on how experts calculate and present damages in trade secret cases, followed by an in-depth interview with Professor David Almeling. Their discussion walks through modeling lost profits, avoiding double counting, handling complex trade secret portfolios, and tailoring explanations for judges versus juries.
   

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Ok Berkeley! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he could save time! (Thank you Lorraine S. for sending it in!)
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