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Faculty adviser on sexual harassment/violence named
Linguistics professor Sharon Inkelas will assume the three-year post on July 24.
Box Bot, co-founded by alum, wins Pear challenge
The startup helps solve the problem of last-mile delivery
Botanical Garden extends summer hours on Twilight Tuesdays
Sunset and dusk in the garden, two Tuesdays a month; also, a free shuttle from central campus on weekends all summer long
Napolitano: UC won’t back off on climate change efforts
University of California President Janet Napolitano today responded to President Trump's decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, saying UC will forge ahead
William Satariano, distinguished epidemiologist, dies at 70
During more than 20 years at Berkeley, he was an expert on aging and public health and earned many accolades
Berkeley-Under Armour partnership officially begins
The 10-year partnership includes new athletic gear, scholarships and joint philanthropic efforts
Puberty hormones trigger changes in youthful learning
Brain study of mice has broad implications for educating young girls
Journalism’s response to Trump: ‘The facts are our only proper weapon’
A Q&A with former 'Mother Jones' editor-in-chief and J-school professor Deirdre English about the state of journalism today
Einstein project names Murayama one of world’s top influencers
Physicist Hitoshi Murayama to contribute to Einstein centenary book '100 Visions of the Future'
Study shows preschool benefits middle-class kids, with biggest boost for black youngsters
UC Berkeley research shows pre-K programs based on oral language, pre-literacy and math skills rather than play can boost early learning for the average child nationwide, with the biggest benefits for black youth.
Campus memorials honor veterans
From a bench with mourning bears to a plaque at the base of a towering redwood, memorials to U.S. veterans can be found across the UC Berkeley campus.
Meet the most nimble robot ever built
DexNet 2.0 can pick up and move unfamiliar, irregularly-shaped everyday items with a 99 percent success rate.
EECS professor David Culler named interim dean for data sciences
He will begin his new role on July 1 for a two-year term as interim dean for the newly created Division of Data Sciences
Ian Gibbons awarded Shaw Prize for discovery of molecular motors
For 50 years, Gibbons studied the large protein motors that move microtubules in cells and make sperm tails flick
How X-rays helped to solve mystery of floating rocks
Michael Manga teams with Berkeley Lab scientists to understand why pumice floats (or sinks)
Expert on rip currents warns of dangers at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach
Coastal oceanographer Francis Smith takes to the waves to demonstrate the dangers at California beaches
Caps off to Berkeley graduates of 2017!
A collection of moments from commencement 2017 in words, photos and videos
Ph.D. grad’s speech exposes difficulties for student and working parents
Jen King, who completed the I School's doctoral program while raising two young children, challenged universities and the tech sector to do a better job accommodating parents in her commencement speech at the School of Information’s graduation ceremony.
Born into Middle East conflict, new graduate goes back to make change
Feras Fahed Abushaar, student speaker at his graduation in International and Area Studies, told his story as part of a strong statement about Berkeley's place as a force for empowering positive change in the world
Poet, author and former Jewish studies instructor Chana Bloch dies
Colleagues across the UC Berkeley campus mourn the loss of poet and scholar Chana Bloch.