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Jerry Brown’s history in California gets a unique voice — his own

Tue., 2018-10-16 09:53am
The Bancroft Library's Oral History Center compiles an oral history of California's longest-serving governor

Podcast: ‘White voice’ and hearing whiteness as difference, not the standard

Tue., 2018-10-16 09:00am
Tom McEnaney, a UC Berkeley professor who teaches a class called "Sounding American" says that when we recognize whiteness as difference, we stop hearing it as the standard against which to judge other voices. Instead, we start hearing all voices as the result of different histories of power

UC Berkeley no ‘arms-length ivory tower,’ research chief says

Mon., 2018-10-15 03:40pm
Vice Chancellor for Research Randy Katz outlines philosophy in 'Campus Conversation' event

Newest campus building a hub for ‘healthy futures’

Mon., 2018-10-15 01:53pm
The LEED Silver building at 2121 Berkeley Way is taking over for the seismically challenged and soon-to-be razed Tolman Hall

New test rapidly identifies antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’

Mon., 2018-10-15 01:02pm
The technique could help doctors prescribe the right antibiotics fast

Solar power could electrify sub-Saharan Africa

Mon., 2018-10-15 09:00am
Research shows the cost of reliability for decentralized power systems is rapidly declining

Feeding a bacterium’s appetite for gold

Fri., 2018-10-12 04:49pm
UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab researchers used this bacteria's appetite for gold to produce solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis

A ‘Campus Conversation’ with Randy Katz

Fri., 2018-10-12 02:47pm
Katz - who took up his position at the helm of Berkeley’s research enterprise this past January - will outline his philosophy on academic inquiry at Berkeley

Joe Roth: A life that keeps on giving

Fri., 2018-10-12 11:35am
Tomorrow, the Golden Bears host UCLA in a football game dedicated to the memory of a quarterback and human who was the epitome of a Cal student athlete. He died of cancer during his senior year in 1977

‘Disturbing, disgusting’ poster prompts message from the chancellor

Wed., 2018-10-10 01:57pm
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ sent this message today to the campus community: To the Berkeley Campus Community, I am writing following the discovery by some of our students of a disturbing, disgusting anti-Semitic poster.

Will Hurricane Michael sprint or linger once it hits land?

Wed., 2018-10-10 09:53am
As Hurricane Michael moves toward what will likely be a deadly interaction with the panhandle of Florida, one primary question is just how the storm will manifest itself

Randy Katz: The 2018 Nobel Prizes and use-inspired research

Tue., 2018-10-09 02:17pm
There are some things you can just count on: The sun will rise and set, summer will turn to fall, and brilliant scientists with a Berkeley pedigree will win Nobel Prizes. Last Monday, Jim Allison,

Je Nell Padilla is the glue that holds campus together

Tue., 2018-10-09 02:05pm
Je Nell Padilla doesn’t think she’s worthy of a profile on Berkeley News. She doesn’t “have a cool hobby like mountain climbing or scuba diving,” she said recently, adding that she also doesn’t “play the

Podcast: Why we think women sound shrill, immature

Tue., 2018-10-09 02:00pm
Professor Tom McEnaney, who teaches a class called "Sounding American," says the U.S. has a long history of of men criticizing how women speak — and that sound technologies are developed with a standardized male physiology in mind

Meet our new faculty: Joseph Shapiro, resource economics

Tue., 2018-10-09 01:43pm
Shapiro investigates the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental policy

Meet our new faculty: Priya Moorjani, molecular and cell biology

Tue., 2018-10-09 01:33pm
Moorjani uses genetic data from present-day and ancient genomes to study human population history and evolution

Berkeley to celebrate inaugural Ombuds Day

Tue., 2018-10-09 11:58am
Berkeley was the first UC campus to open an ombuds office to help solve problems for people on campus. On Thursday (Oct. 11), the campus will join in a national day of recognition for these experts in dispute resolution

Xu, Titov receive million-dollar New Innovator awards

Mon., 2018-10-08 05:00pm
Two young Berkeley assistant professors have won federal grants for their especially innovative research

Earthquake early warning milestone: ShakeAlert rolled out to entire Bay Area

Mon., 2018-10-08 03:27pm
Local, state and national political leaders join Berkeley scientists and BART officials to roll out the latest version of an earthquake early warning system, ShakeAlert 2.0

Ask her anything! Berkeley’s chancellor to take questions on Reddit

Mon., 2018-10-08 02:54pm
Starting at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, the chancellor will be answering questions online

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