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Podcast: Berkeley Haas Chief of Staff Marco Lindsey lives like his 80-year-old self is watching
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
Some 200 chocolate, sugar, raisin and red velvet cookies helped ease students' worry
Wednesday: A conversation with top campus leaders
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
Nutritionist was an expert on childhood obesity and strong proponent of healthy eating
Acrobatic geckos can even race on water’s surface
They combine surface tension with foot slapping to propel themselves
A Dilley of a trip: helping detained immigrants in Texas
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
Library isn't just for faculty and students
Holiday shopping — and giving — made easy with the UC Berkeley gift guide
From hand-crafted goods to science kits to sports tickets, campus gift possibilities abound this holiday season
I’m a Berkeleyan: Nedu Anigbogu
“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
UCPD seeks donations from campus community until Monday, December 17
Gene Rochlin, who warned of overreliance on technology, dies at 80
A physicist-turned-political scientist, Rochlin studied complex organizations like the military and warned of an overreliance on computer technology