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Why plan? Berkeley’s history of nurturing youth getting great results with Y-PLAN
The UC Berkeley-based initiative Y-PLAN brings children and youths into the mix as schools and city and regional governments map out their futures
One-of-a-kind Basic Needs Center a new hub for student help
Center opens Monday with celebration, open house and tours through March 1
A message from campus leaders in condemnation of violence
Campus commitment to freedom of expression and belief is unwavering
Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in Berkeley
Taxes may be a promising new tool in the fight again obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes
Asteroid or volcanos? Apportioning blame for the dinosaur extinction
An asteroid or comet impact likely reignited volcanos in India 66 million years ago, but it's still not clear how the simultaneous catastrophes caused the last great mass extinction on Earth
Reaffirming our support for Berkeley’s international community
We reaffirm that Berkeley remains open to people from all over the world
How coral bleaching threatens Caribbean communities
Analysis reveals Caribbean communities that are most at risk from the social and ecological effects of coral bleaching
New environmental report shows impact of green policies
New Long-Range Development Plan is ready to move forward with a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report, and that's good news for UC Berkeley and the city of Berkeley as well
Is Neptune’s newest moon a chip off the old block?
Hippocamp, a tiny moon and close partner of the larger moon Proteus, may have been kicked out of Proteus by a comet collision
Seven early-career faculty win Sloan Research Fellowships
Seven assistant professors from the fields of astronomy, biology, computer science, economics and statistics have been named 2019 Sloan Research Fellows
Meet our new faculty: Albert Ruhi, environmental science
New assistant professor studies how freshwater biodiversity is responding to global change
Green energy could be a casualty as PG&E enters bankruptcy
UC Berkeley energy expert Severin Borenstein says the utility's move might mean the company's breakup, and also could impede green energy initiatives
Cal Performances’ new leader hails from Carnegie Hall
Jeremy Geffen, the next executive and artistic director of Berkeley's performing arts organization, arrives from one of the nation's top cultural centers
Meet our new faculty: Shirshendu Ganguly, statistics
He's an expert in various areas of probability theory and related areas
I’m a Berkeleyan: Miko Fogarty
Since she was a kid, Miko Fogarty's life revolved around ballet. But after she joined a company at 17, she wasn't happy and decided to end her ballet career. Now, she's a junior at UC Berkeley, with plans of attending medical school.
University resumes tree maintenance at People’s Park
This morning, arborists working for UC Berkeley removed five diseased or damaged trees from People’s Park in order to complete tree maintenance work begun over the holidays
Chou Hall is the nation’s greenest academic building
Haas School of Business's newest building has earned TRUE Zero Waste certification at the highest possible level along with a LEED Platinum certification for its energy-efficient design and operation
New class tries to make the law a better fit for the minority community
Fernando Flores returns to his alma mater with the idea of preparing lawyers of the future to be better prepared to assist minority clients
A Berkeley Haas grad’s quest to make space tourism a reality
Frank Bunger, who graduated from Berkeley Haas with an MBA in 2018, began pursuing his childhood dream of space travel by starting Orion Span while still a student