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Plant biologist, former vice chancellor Watson ‘Mac’ Laetsch dies at 86
During his long career, Mac Laetsch served as director of the Botanical Garden, Lawrence Hall of Science and vice chancellor for development
Staffer Takiyah Franklin on striving to live a liberated life, leading with love
"It’s February, and it’s Black History Month. But I recognize black history every day. Black history is American history. And until we really start to understand that, I don’t know how much progress we’re going to make," says Franklin, the faculty research coordinator at the Othering and Belonging Institute and the current chair of the Black Staff and Faculty Organization
Coronavirus ‘not something to panic about,’ says Berkeley health expert
Though cases in China may exceed current reports, infectious disease specialist John Swartzberg believes the United States is well equipped to face the outbreak
Washington Redskins’ name, Native mascots offend more than previously reported
A majority of Native Americans polled by a UC Berkeley researcher object to caricatures of their culture
Four films for an afrocentric view of history
Staffer A. Hamilton suggests four features that 'invite us to experience stories through the lens of black documentarians'
Meet the 11 winners of UC Berkeley’s African American Initiative scholarship
The AAI Scholarship is a valuable tool to help draw African American students who have been admitted to Berkeley but would otherwise choose to go elsewhere
No shortcuts for first-year Tim Henry
Because of his demonstrated leadership in different facets of his life, Henry was awarded an African American Initiative (AAI) Scholarship
As coronavirus arrives in Bay Area, UC Berkeley prepares
An update on plans from two UC Berkeley leaders
Berkeley Talks: Film historian Harry Chotiner on the state of American cinema
Chotiner, an adjunct assistant professor at NYU, talks about film in the past year, from Hollywood blockbusters and indie favorites to the impact of the #MeToo movement, changes in the Academy and the upcoming Oscars
Impeachment defenses risk our constitutional order, says Berkeley Law dean
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law, shares his thoughts on Trump's impeachment trial
How the discovery of a racist speech led to a new name for Berkeley Law building
Charles Reichmann didn’t set out to change the name of a building at one of the nation’s top law schools
Chancellor Carol Christ: Why we denamed Boalt Hall
"Boalt’s views clearly stand in opposition to our university’s values," Chancellor Carol Christ wrote
UC Berkeley removes racist John Boalt’s name from law school
Denaming of Boalt Hall is a first in campus history
Removing Boalt Hall’s name helps campus climate, undergrad says
Victoria Vera sits on chancellor's Building Name Review Committee
Neuroscientist John Ngai named director of NIH BRAIN Initiative
Ngai will lead a multibillion-dollar federal research push to develop new tools that will help scientists understand how the brain works and lead to new treatments for brain dysfunction
Surging Sanders leads in California primary, says Berkeley IGS Poll
Five weeks before the California Democratic primary, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders has emerged as the clear front-runner
How UC Berkeley is preparing for coronavirus
University Health Services, working in partnership with local public health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continues to monitor the situation closely
Nobelists urge Trump to require free access to taxpayer-funded publications
Open-access advocates are heartened by rumors that the Trump administration will mandate that all publications based on federally funded research be freely accessible to the public
Find interviews about the Holocaust at Berkeley’s Oral History Center
Today marks 75 years after the liberation of Auschwitz. Researchers and the public can find more than 200 oral histories at the Bancroft Library that reference the largest Nazi death camp during World War II and the Holocaust
New study debunks myth of Cahokia’s Native American lost civilization
Ancient poop levels point to repopulation of iconic pre-Columbian metropolis