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Californians remain divided on death penalty
New UC Berkeley poll shows support for Governor Newsom’s moratorium
Food’s the focus for passionate crop of MBA students
More food-related courses, events, student internships, startups
Campus mourns loss of Walter Robinson, a ‘titan of higher education’
Robinson led Berkeley's undergraduate recruitment and enrollment efforts from 2005 to 2011
Impeach Trump? Not so fast, say California voters in new poll
New poll shows stark divide be state's Republicans and Democrats
To help the bees, protect the prairie
Land use policies make a difference, new paper finds
What drives Yellowstone’s massive elk migrations?
Elk have the means to adapt to changing climate cues, migratory shifts may have unknown ripple effects in the region’s ecosystem and economy
Harris behind in California primary, according to new Berkeley poll
March 2020 primary race remains a "wide-open affair"
GlaxoSmithKline taps UC’s CRISPR expertise to speed drug discovery
Pharmaceutical company commits up to $67 million over five years to finding new drug targets with the help of CRISPR
Berkeley Talks: New York Times editor Dean Baquet on the future of fact-based journalism
The executive editor of the New York Times, Dean Baquet, sat down with Edward Wasserman, dean of UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, to discuss the 2016 elections and the future of fact-based journalism.
Gottlieb leaves Berkeley to blaze trails as Cavaliers’ assistant coach
After taking the Golden Bears to the NCAA tournament seven times in eight years, Gottlieb is the first female NCAA coach to become an NBA assistant coach
Berkeley’s renegade history fuels its rise to the top in startup competition
A new survey from Crunchbase News shows Berkeley's push to be a leader of innovation is paying off
Housing Lab helps startups that aim to make housing less expensive
The new first-of-its-kind accelerator works with entrepreneurs to navigate housing laws and regulations, improve their business plans and find investors.
Jupiter-like exoplanets found in sweet spot in most planetary systems
Survey of 300 stars in search of exoplanets finds that the biggest, Jupiter-size gas giants are found just about where Jupiter is in our own solar system
Berkeley’s Alex Morgan the standard bearer for women as World Cup opens
Reigning American soccer player of the year is pushing hard for pay parity, and she has support from other Cal alums
Former Cal quarterback Aaron Rodgers donates to Cal Athletics
Seven-figure gift will support transfer students, new locker room
The ministry of being out
Martha Olney, a teaching professor of economics at UC Berkeley, met her wife, a Baptist pastor, in 1980 as a graduate student. Today, the couple is living fully out and has finally figured out how to hold hands.
Scientific glassblower continues century-old campus tradition
Jim Breen, in the College of Chemistry Glass Shop, is one of only about 50 university glassblowers left in the U.S.
Berkeley Talks: Feminist legal scholar Catharine MacKinnon on the butterfly politics of #MeToo
Catharine MacKinnon, a feminist legal scholar who pioneered the legal claim for sexual harassment as sex discrimination in employment and education, spoke at a three-day Berkeley Law conference, "The Worldwide #MeToo Movement: Global Resistance to Sexual Harassment and Violence."
Storyteller-in-chief Carol Christ on the importance of the Berkeley story
Chancellor Carol Christ was one of many featured speakers at the annual Berkeley Communications Conference (BC2)
Constitutional crisis has no immediate answer, Berkeley Law dean says
Constitutional scholar Erwin Chemerinsky recently feels the crisis we're worried about is here