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Podcast: Berkeley Haas Chief of Staff Marco Lindsey lives like his 80-year-old self is watching

Tue., 2018-12-11 01:45pm
The East Oakland native is committed to being a mentor to as many young people as he can — paying forward the support he got when he was growing up

Finals stress? Chancellor Carol Christ has cookies

Tue., 2018-12-11 12:24pm
Some 200 chocolate, sugar, raisin and red velvet cookies helped ease students' worry

Wednesday: A conversation with top campus leaders

Tue., 2018-12-11 11:47am
Chancellor Christ and EVCP Alivisatos will offer updates and answer questions from staff, faculty and students

Another literary win against the stigma of mental illness

Tue., 2018-12-11 10:24am
Psychologist's award-winning book chronicles his ordeal with his father's secret bipolar disorder.

Q&A: Will New York’s Lyft, Uber driver salary changes spread?

Mon., 2018-12-10 04:12pm
Berkeley professor of economics Michael Reich, one of two experts behind new laws setting the nation's first pay standard for gig drivers, talks about the potential impact in other ride-share cities

Eli Yablonovitch wins 2019 Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering

Mon., 2018-12-10 12:49pm
He is being honored for "widely used scientific improvements to radio- and light-based technologies in wireless communications and solar energy applications"

Dopamine’s yin-yang personality: It’s an upper and a downer

Mon., 2018-12-10 08:00am
Known as a reward that makes us seek out pleasure, dopamine also reinforces avoidance of pain

Invitation to Nobel Peace Prize ceremony a moment of sheer joy for Human Rights Center’s Seelinger

Fri., 2018-12-07 03:38pm
Director of the Sexual Violence Program at Berkeley Law leaves Saturday to go see her friend and colleague Dr. Denis Mukwege share the award with Nadia Murad for their work fighting conflict-related sexual violence.

Portrait honoring David Blackwell unveiled in namesake residence hall

Fri., 2018-12-07 02:22pm
A portrait honoring David Blackwell, the first black man to get tenure at UC Berkeley, was unveiled this week in the residence hall bearing his name. The portrait was commissioned by Richard Davis, a friend and

Campus announces the Undergraduate Student Diversity Project

Fri., 2018-12-07 09:52am
Chancellor Christ announces the launch of the new, accelerated efforts to improve diversity on campus, starting with undergraduates and later involving grad students, staff and faculty

Joanne Ikeda, champion of ‘Health at Every Size,’ dies at 74

Thu., 2018-12-06 03:36pm
Nutritionist was an expert on childhood obesity and strong proponent of healthy eating

Acrobatic geckos can even race on water’s surface

Thu., 2018-12-06 08:00am
They combine surface tension with foot slapping to propel themselves

A Dilley of a trip: helping detained immigrants in Texas

Tue., 2018-12-04 01:00pm
Staffer Paula Raffaelli will use her background in immigration and asylum law to help some of the women and children held at an ICE facility in Texas for a week starting Saturday

Berkeley perk: A world-class library, open to staff

Tue., 2018-12-04 01:00pm
Library isn't just for faculty and students

Holiday shopping — and giving — made easy with the UC Berkeley gift guide

Tue., 2018-12-04 01:00pm
From hand-crafted goods to science kits to sports tickets, campus gift possibilities abound this holiday season

I’m a Berkeleyan: Nedu Anigbogu

Tue., 2018-12-04 01:00pm
“I was always a ‘why why why’ kid. As a thinker, I’ve always leaned towards using technology to find a simple solution to a problem. I want our machines to be more human-like, so they can help us by understanding what we want. But I think if we reach a point where we don’t have to anything for ourselves anymore, that’s a very scary prospect."

UC Berkeley police collect toys for Camp Fire suvivors

Tue., 2018-12-04 11:00am
UCPD seeks donations from campus community until Monday, December 17

Gene Rochlin, who warned of overreliance on technology, dies at 80

Tue., 2018-12-04 09:39am
A physicist-turned-political scientist, Rochlin studied complex organizations like the military and warned of an overreliance on computer technology

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