Multi-institution consortium to focus on research that supports nuclear nonproliferation

Scott Saul sees his new Chapter & Verse podcast, in which he interviews scholars and writers who are either based at the University of California, Berkeley, or coming through the Bay Area, as a way

A new study from Berkeley's Labor Center finds that the security of a defined benefit plan encourages teachers to stay in the profession despite relatively low salaries for a degreed career.

John Aubrey Douglass of the Center for Studies in Higher Education leads an investigation into the evolving world-class university in a new book, The New Flagship University.

Mortgage and finance expert Dwight Jaffee of Berkeley-Haas passes away at the age of 72.

Berkeley's Robotics and Human Engineering Laboratory, led by Homayoon Kazerooni, developed the technology behind the Phoenix exoskeleton by SuitX

Social scientists and marketers are keenly interested in understanding why we're compelled to share certain videos (such as squabbling babies), and why some even prompt copycat memes. Read commentary on "13.7 cosmos & culture" by Berkeley psychology prof Tania Lombrozo.

Moore Foundation commits additional funds to developing ShakeAlert system

The day was “an incredible milestone” in the history of the university and the city of Berkeley.

Sophomore Niki Peters is one of 15 students nationwide to win a spot competing in the Jeopardy! college competition, which airs this week.

Our brains are wired to average out facial expressions to get a read on a crowd's overall mood

Tickets for Saturday’s annual event are sold out, but the talks will be livestreamed, and should be archived 48 hours later.

In Japan and areas like the Pacific Northwest where megathrust earthquakes are common, scientists may be able to better forecast large quakes based on periodic increases and decreases in the rate of slow, quiet slipping

Three former Cal football players — running back C.J. Anderson (Denver Broncos), head coach Ron Rivera (Carolina Panthers) and assistant defensive backs coach Richard Rodgers Sr. (Carolina Panthers) — will play vital roles in Super Bowl 50, to be played in Santa Clara on Sunday, Feb. 7.

For nearly 40 years, David Kessler, a former Berkeley staffer and student, has created a tight-knit aquatic community on campus through homemade sandwiches and a lot of heart.

It’s only a matter of time before we start seeing the Zika virus in the United States, says Dr. John Swartzberg, an infectious disease specialist at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. Swartzberg is chair

The 2016 Clark Kerr Award for contributions to higher education goes to Berkeley's George Breslauer.

Gustavo Manso at the Berkeley-Haas School of Business followed the careers of entrepreneurs over three decades. His findings may come as a surprise.

Wearable sensors provide continuous, real-time analysis of biochemicals in perspiration