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Celebrating Berkeley’s Black history with stories, events, resources
Division of Equity & Inclusion page gathers campus stories, events and resources
Celebrating Black History Month 2023
"It’s a time for us to call attention to and pay tribute to the far-reaching sacrifices and triumphs of Black people and communities," leaders write
It’s official: UC Berkeley’s new police chief is sworn in today
Yogananda Pittman was interim chief of the U.S. Capitol Police, a post she assumed two days after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
Library reading list: Great books by Black authors
To celebrate the beginning of Black History Month, the UC Berkeley Library shared a list of nine great books by Black authors, plus a link to its larger collection
powell: Does diversity matter? In Tyre Nichols’ case, it didn’t
"What are we doing in our towns, workplaces and schools to transform those dark spaces of dehumanization and othering into spaces where everyone belongs?" said Berkeley professor john powell
Meet our new faculty: Ryan Tibshirani, statistics
Ryan Tibshirani is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty
Meet our new faculty: Carolyn Stein, economics
Carolyn Stein is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty
Berkeley Journalism fellowship to launch in March
The fellowship gives full-time salaries to early-career journalists, and an opportunity to spend two to three years covering California communities in need of deep, local reporting
With rapidly increasing heat and drought, can plants adapt?
Evolutionary biologists Isaac Lichter-Marck and Bruce Baldwin take a lesson from desert wildflowers, the rock daisies
Combining chemistry and physics to build materials for next-gen tech
Felix Fischer, a 2022 Heising-Simons Faculty Fellow, applies organic chemistry to build materials such as nanoribbons that could be in next-generation computers and sensors
New fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS is the largest scientific society in the world and publisher of the journal Science
Herd: Pain from police killings is never ending trauma for Black communities
"Beyond any protests, every police killing – indeed, every violent act by police toward civilians – can have painful and widespread consequences," Denise Herd wrote
Tyre Nichols’ killing by police — why is this still happening?
Video footage was released today of the interaction between Memphis police officers and Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died just days after being beaten by police during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. The
To watch or not to watch? Berkeley expert’s tips on viewing graphic video
Alexa Koenig, co-director of Berkeley Law's Human Rights Center, talks about viewing — and how to view — violence online, such as Tyre Nichols' beating.
Berkeley Talks: Artist William Kentridge on staying open to the ‘less good’ ideas
The world-renowned South African artist discusses the process of making his 2019 chamber opera Waiting for the Sibyl
Sharing, naming our sadness and grief about Tyre Nichols
"There is no easy way to share this message, and we do not think there should be," campus leaders write
Lisa García Bedolla: Post-strike, moving forward together
"It is important that we be mindful about how we come together again in our classrooms, labs and offices," leader says
Were galaxies much different in the early universe?
Though not yet complete, the HERA telescope in South Africa's Karoo is already telling astronomers about conditions in the early universe before stars ignited
After Calif. mass shootings, find community, spaces for healing
"Please take the time you need to pause, keeping in mind that you are loved and can take inspiration from our collective agency," leaders write
It’s time for no-drone warnings as falcon nesting season nears on campus
New signage around the Campanile will help ongoing efforts to educate drone operators about how dangerous robotic aircraft is to Berkeley's falcons.