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Six UC Berkeley faculty elected AAAS fellows
Scholars honored for advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished
Pioneering new course looks at business, tech, and law surrounding blockchain
UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business in spring offers a cross-listed class in this potentially disruptive technology to business, engineering and law students
UCPD turkey giveaway brightens student-parents’ holiday
Police officers and staff hand out 45 turkeys, produce boxes and $40 supermarket gift cards
Meet the inflammasome: the body’s first defense against bacteria
Researchers use cryo-EM to obtain detailed picture of how immune system interacts with bacteria to alert our body to infection
Two postdocs among Forbes 30 Under 30 In Science
Berkeley alums also on '30 under 30' lists published this week by Forbes
Lego animation of ‘The Play’ honors Big Game week
It’s Big Game week, the time when the Cal community hates all things red, burns our Peninsula rivals on social media and remembers, fondly, that famous game-winning, trombone-crushing, five-lateral, 1982 Big Game kickoff return. In
Urban Displacement Project expands, updates its Northern California maps
The Urban Displacement Project at UC Berkeley is expanding its scope as gentrification and displacement pressures are increasingly experienced throughout Northern California.
Doctoral student wins Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Dan Hammer is the prize's first-ever honoree for his work to to make satellite imagery easier for journalists to use.
Scott Biddy, campus fundraising executive, to retire
In the words of Robert D. Haas, Biddy has been “California Hall’s Swiss Army knife: He performed a wide variety of important functions, and did all of them well.”
Is free speech free? In 500 words or fewer, you can win the prize
Is free speech free? If you can answer that provocative question in 500 words or fewer, you might win the annual Lili Fabilli and Eric Hoffer Essay Prize, which honors brevity alongside brilliance in writing. The
Campus speaker: Who is Antifa, anyway?
A scholar of the movement explains what he's learned.
Hewlett backs Berkeley projects for hip hop opera, ‘Dreamer’ composition
New works will explore the origins of the Internet and the immigrant experience, especially for those who came to America as children
School of Information offers new cybersecurity degree
Applications are being accepted for a new, online master's of information and cybersecurity program, offered in collaboration with the College of Engineering and the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity
Study: California’s progressive policies don’t hurt jobs, economy
The report looks at the impacts of the state’s minimum wage increases, increased access to health insurance, reduction of carbon emissions and higher taxes on the wealthy.
Climate video series: Pricing carbon emissions
What is the economic cost of one more ton of carbon dioxide emissions?
Fundraiser, contests, workshops mark Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is being observed UC-wide.
California birds nesting a week earlier than they did a century ago
Earlier breeding allows birds to raise young at cooler temperatures, avoiding warming climes
UC Berkeley among top bicycle-friendly campuses
The campus earned the league’s coveted Gold ranking, up from Silver, which it first won in 2013
Taruskin accepts Kyoto Prize in Japan
UC Berkeley emeritus professor of music is the first musicologist to be so honored
Japan-born linguist honored for writing the book on Nez Perce
Tribal members, scholars pay homage to humble maker of indigenous language lexicon