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Record number of California residents apply to UC Berkeley
Berkeley officials attribute the increase in its California resident applications to their enhanced outreach efforts
Burned out? Berkeley expert’s book offers roadmap to a better workplace
Christina Maslach, a psychology professor emerita at UC Berkeley, began researching burnout decades ago. Her new book serves as a solutions-focused template for employees and employers alike.
New long-term space plan for UC Berkeley’s library
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Benjamin Hermalin and University Librarian and Professor Jeff MacKie-Mason sent the following message to the campus community on Thursday: UC Berkeley is announcing the library’s long-term space plan. The plan
Can computers speak for us?
UC Berkeley professor Gopala Anumanchipalli is engineering systems that can give people with disease and disability a new way to talk
California funds historic UC initiative to develop school leaders, build equity
The state is investing up to $12 million in additional funding for the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy
Welcome, Lou! UC Berkeley’s new male falcon gets a name
A public contest to name the campus's newest falcon, and Annie's new mate, ended today and drew more than 4,700 votes.
Climate change, urbanization drive major declines in L.A.’s birds
A new study uses current and historical bird surveys to reveal how land use change has amplified — and in some cases mitigated — the impacts of climate change on birds in Los Angeles and the Central Valley
What to watch in U.S. Supreme Court hearings on social media algorithms
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week whether social media companies are shielded from liability when they use algorithmic systems to recommend relevant content to users
From EarEEG to quantum computing, Bakar Prize winners go for broke
The annual Bakar Prize provides additional resources to help innovators translate their discoveries into real-world solutions
Meet our new faculty: Laura Balzer, biostatistics
Laura Balzer is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty
Meet our new faculty: Vadim Gorin, mathematics and statistics
Vadim Gorin is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty
Berkeley Dance Project: Students explore Angel Island detainees’ experiences
Within These Walls, presented by the the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies and the campuswide arts project A Year On Angel Island, will run Feb. 23-26
In Ukraine, Berkeley experts are shaping the legal fight against war crimes
Protocol will assure that images from drones, satellites and millions of smart phones will be solid evidence in future trials
In Borneo’s rainforests, people and wild pigs are fundamentally linked
These deep ties underscore the importance of understanding our broader link to nature
Vote now! Here are the finalists in Berkeley’s falcon naming contest
The names of two former NFL players, an Olympic runner, an astronaut, an architect, a collector of scientific specimens, and a professor and health care economist made the cut.
I’m a Berkeleyan: Diane Coppini’s campus career began as a student-plumber
Today, she's director of engineering technical services at Facilities Services
After gun violence, find comfort in Berkeley’s fight for good
In the darkness of Sunday’s news, we share the motto that has illuminated UC Berkeley for more than 150 years: Fiat Lux – Let there be light
Twisted crystals: a new material that could improve opto-electronics
Heising-Simons Faculty Fellow Jei Yao thinks new types of crystals have the potential to revolutionize optical communication, astrophysics and quantum computing
Grace Gu is engineering AI-optimized, bioinspired materials
The CITRIS principal investigator and assistant professor of mechanical engineering takes inspiration from nature and uses machine learning to create more efficient materials
Six young faculty members named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows
Sloan Research Fellows are chosen for creativity, innovation and research accomplishments that make them stand out as the next generation of leaders