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Berkeley freshman looks to expand the availability of service dogs to the campus
The user of a service dog herself, she runs a foundation designed to help others fill their need for service animals
New online strategy game advances the science of nuclear security
Game play explores how emerging weapons capabilities drive escalating conflict
New paper: State’s cap-and-trade program is falling short of goals
Forest program may have accomplished only 18% of what regulators claim
Ayahuasca fixings found in 1,000-year-old Andean sacred bundle
Evidence of mind-blowing brew found in Bolivian cave dig
Meet Berkeley’s stand-out instructors
Four 2019 winners include experts in physics, law, public policy and history
Raka Ray named new dean of social sciences
She's a professor of sociology and South and Southeast Asian studies
Berkeley Talks: Dr. Joe Tafur on the role of spiritual and emotional healing in modern healthcare
Tafur gave a talk on April 18 for the Lounge Lecture Series at the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, alongside the new exhibit, Pleasure, Poison, Prescription and Prayer: The Worlds of Mind-Altering Substances, which runs March 15 to Dec. 15.
Berkeley’s College Signing Day a celebration of family firsts
About 500 high school seniors who will be the first in their families to attend college were on hand Wednesday for Berkeley's College Signing Day.
Berkeley economist wins prestigious John Bates Clark Medal
Emi Nakamura is the fourth woman ever to win; awardees are under 40
Eight Berkeley faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
UC Berkeley now has 135 faculty who are members of the academy
Michael C. Lu named next School of Public Health dean
Lu comes from George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health
Doctor? Lawyer? Open source investigator? New field plucks Berkeley grads
This year's Berkeley grads include 'new generation of human rights investigators'
Berkeley celebrates contributions to the public good from staff, students and faculty
Eight individuals and two groups come together to receive Chancellor's Public Service Awards from Carol Christ
How a botched train robbery led to the birth of modern American criminology
To help solve the case, authorities called in up-and-coming criminologist Edward Oscar Heinrich, a UC Berkeley lecturer and alumnus whose collection of crime materials is now open at the Bancroft Library
Theoretical particle physicist Geoffrey Chew has died at 94
Refusing to sign UC's loyalty oath in 1950, Chew left, but returned in 1957 to make important contributions to the theory of strong interactions
Just what will the rebuilt Notre Dame look like?
Three UC Berkeley experts suggest there are major challenges ahead
Tiny microbes and huge viruses blur line between life and non-life
Jill Banfield will talk about Earth's microbiome on April 30, part of the 106th Martin Meyerson Faculty Research Lectures
Increasing minimum wage, tax credits could stop over 1,200 suicides a year, paper finds
‘Higher minimum wages are likely to save lives,’ paper author argues
Berkeley hosts conference on the past and future of the right wing
Three-day conference will wrap up Saturday after 18 panels exploring the ins and outs of the most extreme conservative ideas.
Campus statement on Friday shooting at People’s Park
An update from campus leaders regarding the incident at People's Park