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Four named to UC Board of Regents
Group of new UC leaders includes one Berkeley Law alum
Mojave birds crashed over last century due to climate change
Grinnell Resurvey Project discovers that bird communities dropped by nearly half over the past 100 years, primarily because of decreased rainfall caused by a changing climate
Space probe to plunge into fiery corona of the sun
Instruments built by UC Berkeley space scientists will fly aboard the Parker Solar Probe, scheduled for an Aug. 11 launch, to explore the hot atmosphere of the sun
Always a maverick: Alum Cynthia Marshall, NBA’s first African American female CEO
This a lifelong pioneer was the first African-American cheerleader at UC Berkeley, the first in her family to graduate from college and the first black head of the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Now she leads a national organization in crisis.
Handshake makes for better deals in business
Research by Berkeley Haas assistant professor Juliana Schroeder finds the simple act of shaking hands can be a powerful expression of cooperative purpose
Treasures of the library — according to those in the know
UC Berkeley librarians, asked to name their favorite items in the collections, came up with items that range from larger-than-life tomes to an eye-popping novel, from an early writing by Mark Twain to an original musical sketch by Beethoven
A first look inside Blackwell Hall, Berkeley’s newest freshman living space
See 360-degree images of the new bedrooms, and plenty of pictures of the building's amenities
Flies meet gruesome end under influence of puppeteer fungus
A fungus that attacks fruit flies makes then climb to high perches before dying in order to provide a jumping-off point for fungal spores
Statement from UC Berkeley on the passing of Ron Dellums
The UC Berkeley community joins with others who are paying tribute to one of our distinguished alumni, the Honorable Ron Dellums (MSW, ‘62). Dellums changed the course of history through his career in public service
DNA repair after CRISPR cutting not at all what people thought
New understanding of DNA repair after CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing could improve gene therapy
Faith in an MBA: A priest comes to Berkeley Haas
Father John Gribowich's diocese sent him back to school for tech project management skills - and he connected with the culture of service and social justice at Berkeley
Five innovators join the ranks of the Bakar Fellows
Five UC Berkeley faculty innovators have been selected for the Bakar Fellows Program, which supports faculty working to apply scientific discoveries to real-world issues in the fields of engineering, computer science, chemistry and biological and physical sciences. The program,
New graduate program aims to keep languages from disappearing
Linguistics, ethnic studies and education students, as well as others, will receive training in indigenous language revitalization
Memorial planned Sunday for Susan O’Hara, disability rights leader
O'Hara was director of the Disabled Students' Program and helped preserve the history of the disability rights and independent living movement in a series of oral histories
In light of BART violence, safety reminders from UCPD Chief Bennett
Margo Bennett urges the campus community to be vigilant and to look out for others, lists emergency and other resources
Fertilizer destroys plant microbiome’s ability to protect against disease
As the first defense against infection, the leaf's community of microbes is key to the health of the plant
Cal alum, longtime Berkeley Lab engineer, dies at 103
A veteran of the Manhattan Project, Baker was hired by E.O. Lawrence at the Radiation Lab's first electrical engineer
Podcast: Bringing people together, one puppet at a time
Glynn Bartlett, a scenic artist for the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Arts, on his life-changing trip to South Africa and the power of puppets to unite communities
Ring in the weekend at campus carillon festival
Two days of concerts will celebrate Berkeley's century-old bells