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Birgeneau wins prestigious National Science Board award
UC Berkeley chancellor emeritus wins Vannevar Bush Award for extraordinary public service, scientific leadership and relentless support for equity and inclusion in higher education.
How Moscow’s Tsar Bell found its voice — at Berkeley
A UC Berkeley team worked with researchers at Stanford and the University of Michigan to digitally create the sound of the 200-ton, 300-year-old Russian bell, which broke before it could ever be rung
Cal teams sport record results in APR scores
A record 13 of 25 measured teams posted scores of 1,000 – the highest possible – on their 2014-15 Academic Progress Rates, including men’s basketball, while the football program registered a score of 997, according to the latest data released by the NCAA.
Do gut microbes shape our evolution?
Biologist proposes that microbiota can steer a host's evolution in new directions
American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects nine Berkeley faculty members
Historian, political scientist and nuclear physicist among new UC Berkeley members
Making sense of the 2016 campaign, assessing the prospects
The 2016 presidential election is unlike any other, but what does it all mean?
Berkeley chancellor, Stanford president kick off online-learning summit
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks discussed the promises and limitations of online learning with Stanford President John Hennessy, in a conversation at Stanford Friday. The event was the opener for a higher-ed summit on "inventing the future of higher education."
Napolitano addresses report on faculty discipline process in sexual harassment cases
UC President Janet Napolitano sent a letter today to the Joint Committee of the UC Administration and Academic Senate regarding the committee's April 4 report.
Study helps map path to improved cassava production
A new analysis of the genetic diversity of cassava will help improve strategies for breeding disease resistance and climate tolerance into the root crop, a staple and major source of calories for a billion people
Mellon Foundation extends funding for Global Urban Humanities Initiative
A quest for new ways of understanding urban form and experience.
Sun, campus shine on Cal Day 2016
Tens of thousands flocked to campus on a sunny Saturday for Cal Day, UC Berkeley's annual all-day open house. Check out some photo highlights of the day.
Claude Steele stepping down as EVCP
UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks today announced that Claude Steele is stepping down as executive vice chancellor and provost.
Three faculty members among 15 new Searle Scholars
2016 Searle Scholars to receive $300,000 to study bats, flies and microbes
The secret language of microbes
Different strains of fungus 'speak' different dialects, showing that microbial communication is more complex than once thought
San Francisco’s homeless youth at 10 times higher risk of death
A University of California, Berkeley, study of homeless youth living on the streets of San Francisco found that they have a 10 times higher mortality rate than their peers, mostly due to suicide and substance