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Campus investigating stun device incident
On March 8, UCPD officers responded to a report of an individual who was visibly in possession of a Taser near Sather Gate
I’m a Berkeleyan: Alumna Brittany Murlas on her children’s book club focused on diversity, gender equality
"My goal is that Little Feminist not only sheds light on the inequities of children’s media, but also disrupts it."
Hear from Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Stephen Sutton on Wednesday
Top campus leader answers questions during Campus Conversation
Meet our new faculty: Zakaria Al Balushi, materials science and engineering
Al Balushi's research concerns the creation of novel synthesis and integration schemes for emerging electronic and photonic low-dimensional materials.
Meet our new faculty: Rui Wang, chemical and biomolecular engineering
Wang's research interests include theoretical polymer and soft materials.
Fiat Vox: Two-woman play ‘Mouthpiece’ says what many women never say
'Mouthpiece' by Quote Unquote Collective will be performed for the last time at Cal Performances in the Zellerbach Playhouse on March 22-24
Berkeley Talks: Michael Pollan with Dacher Keltner on the new science of psychedelics
Michael Pollan talks about his new book, How to Change Your Mind, with Dacher Keltner, psychology professor and founder of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley.
Chancellor Carol Christ condemns New Zealand mosque attacks
'These unconscionable crimes mark a terrible moment in our global history,' Christ says
The literature of Robert Alter’s Old Testament translation reaps rewards
Robert Alter's translation of the Old Testament has been honored with the American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards in Literature
Kids are smarter than adults when solving certain problems
Developmental psychologist Alison Gopnik gives talk on the pluses of youthful exploration
Kopp’s commencement message: Keep on being outspoken in the same good way
The founder of Teach For America and Teach For All is excited about the possibilities that the current graduates will bring to the wider world, and she is excited about the chance to speak at UC Berkeley's commencement in May.
With single gene insertion, blind mice regain sight
Opsins restore light sensitivity to blind retina, leading to potential treatment within three years
Berkeley Talks: Talk Policy to Me: The California housing crisis
California is in the biggest housing crisis in state history. UC Berkeley public policy student Spencer Bowen talks with experts for the podcast, Talk Policy With Me.
What ancient poop reveals about the rise and fall of civilizations
Indigenous Mississippians' stools connect population decline to climate change
Is this the end of the death penalty in California?
“I think, based on what he said today, that this is the first step on a longer journey," UC Berkeley expert says
Therapy could improve, prolong sight in those suffering vision loss
Neuroscientists show that damping the noise from hyperactive eye cells boosts vision in mice with degenerative eye diseases
Berkeley Talks: Professor Michael Omi on racial classification in the census
Michael Omi, a professor of ethnic studies at UC Berkeley, examines the shifting state definitions of race and how individuals and groups assert, embrace, reject and negotiate different racial categories and identities.
Alumnus’s ‘Dreamers’ oratorio inspired by Berkeley undocumented students
World premiere by composer Jimmy López is this Sunday at Zellerbach Hall
Meet our new faculty: Chris Martin, integrative biology
Martin is an evolutionary biologist broadly interested in the ecology and evolution of adaptive radiation, particularly within tropical fishes.
UC awarded third CRISPR patent, expanding its gene-editing portfolio
Fourth patent for CRISPR-Cas9 expected in coming months as patent board works its way through past UC applications