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From student to mayor, Ed Lee maintained strong connection with UC Berkeley
A 1978 graduate of Berkeley Law, Lee tapped campus experts in transportation and seismology, and inspired current generations of students
A holiday message from Chancellor Christ
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ sent out a video holiday card to the campus community, offering reflections on where the campus has been and where it's going
Three innovators elected to National Academy of Inventors
Tsu-Jae King Liu, Daniel Portnoy and Eli Yablonovitch were honored for their patented innovations in technology and biomedicine
Climate video series: Are we like the whale in ‘Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’?
Paleontologist Charles Marshall knows well the radical climate change Earth has experienced over hundreds of millions of years, but today's rapid change is more perilous - like freefall
Few California retailers offer pharmacist-prescribed birth control, despite law
Study finds that just 11 percent of the state’s community-based pharmacies provide contraception services
California minimum wage hike, savings plan will boost retirement incomes, reduce poverty
UC Berkeley Labor Center research shows additional Social Security benefits resulting from California's minimum wage law’s implementation, combined with the state’s Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, can increase young low- and middle-income workers’ retirement income by about 50 percent, compared to baseline Social Security benefits.
For aspiring triple major, classical piano is a way of life
Christopher Richardson, a sophomore at UC Berkeley who is on the pre-med track, has been competing in classical piano competitions since he was 9 years old. It's when he feels most alive, and most connected to himself
Chancellor hopes to help staff find more community on campus
If Berkeley is a city, chancellor says, staffers need to find their neighborhood
OWLs provide welcome nest for re-entry students
Students who are 25 and up find common cause as Berkeley's Older Wiser Learners
Hot bodies are attractive
Blackbody radiation from a warm object attracts polarizable objects
Chancellor, vice provost urge action to oppose GOP tax plans
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ and Fiona Doyle, vice provost for graduate studies and dean of the graduate division, issued a statement about the tax plans pending in Congress
Bob Calonico, beloved director of bands, to lay down his baton
Robert Calonico, a beloved and enduring presence on the UC Berkeley campus as director of bands, including the high-spirited Cal Band, will retire in June. Now 63, he has been director of bands at Berkeley
Computer scientist Randy Katz named vice chancellor for research
Wireless pioneer to take the reins at a challenging time for research universities
New grants to campus food and plant researchers
Grant will support research to create improve equitable access to healthy and affordable foods
Climate video series: Surviving the onslaught of invasive species
Rosemary Gillespie, director of the Essig Museum of Entomology, searches for clues to what makes islands resilient to invasive species
Tigers cling to survival in Sumatra’s increasingly fragmented forests
Deforestation threatens to erase recent conservation efforts to save endangered cats
Got stress? Berkeley sends in the llamas
Freshman Maja Ahmann was on her way to study for finals when her friend suggested they stop by Memorial Glade for a brief break from stress. Maybe a nap in the sun, or a game
New robots can see into their future
New technology lets robots predict the consequences of their actions
Holiday shopping a cinch with UC Berkeley’s gift guide
From a robotic bug-building kit to a slew of new books to Cal gear, UC Berkeley has something for everyone this holiday season