The new documentary film East of Salinas tells the story of Oscar Ramos, the son of farmworkers who graduated from Berkeley and, as a third-grade teacher in Salinas, is making a difference with the youngsters growing up in farmworker families. The film airs at 10 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 28, on many PBS stations nationwide; in the Bay Area, KQED plans to air it on Jan. 18.

Some 650 members of Berkeley's Class of 2015 collected diplomas at Sunday's Commencement, as family and friends cheered them on

A new Berkeley study of charter schools in Los Angeles shows they boost learning but many students there already have a headstart.

An Internet of Things payments platform has won the inaugural UC Berkeley Startup Challenge created by the Palo-Alto based firm Pejman Mar Ventures. DotDashPay, founded by Berkeley computer-science Ph.D. candidates, will receive $250,000 in seed funding.

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing makes its mark, from pigs to wheat

The slowing of light in a gravitational field, a key part of Einstein's general theory of relativity, explains why distant supernova reappears

It may be midwinter, but don't expect a dreary landscape at six lively gardens tended by the UC Berkeley community.

The price of wrangling big data comes high, in terms of time. UC Berkeley computer scientists Joe Hellerstein and his team are creating software that refines and speeds up the process, making data easier to use.

Human population had gotten dense enough to irreversibly alter the interactions among plants and animals

This year’s Capstone engineering projects included the “WaveCarpet,” the “Numa” battery and the “Skintillates” wearable technology. The work of students in UC Berkeley’s Capstone Project course — more than 50 displays and demonstrations — was

In a wide-ranging conversation with Fresh Air's Terry Gross, Berkeley historian Thomas Laqueur talks about our evolving relationship with the dead and how the landscaped, secular cemeteries of today trace their roots to the French Revolution.

Widespread ocean warming not only affects rainfall worldwide, but also the thickness of the ionosphere

A book on the final decades of the Soviet Union has earned honors for a Berkeley professor.

A list of tips and campus resources aims to keep students eating healthfully through winter break —and all year.

As 2015 comes to a close and students and professors bear down for finals, it's not always easy to find time to reflect on the year. But when you do get a chance to kick back — even for a moment — check out some UC Berkeley video highlights from the year.

Master woodworker and Zen priest Paul Discoe's new furnishings using recycled trees from the campus and community are being installed at the new Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archive.

UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas B. Dirks has appointed Julie M. Hooper as vice chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations, following a nationwide search. Hooper has been serving as interim vice chancellor since October, succeeding

The National Academy of Inventors has elected three UC Berkeley faculty members to its ranks in honor of their innovation and creativity leading to patented inventions that have made a tangible impact on society. The

How can the world achieve the aspirational climate goals set at the 2015 U.N. climate summit? According to Professor Dan Farber of the Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment, it may require, in part, a technological solution he's not a particular fan of. Read his post on the Berkeley Blog.

"U.N. negotiators understand the magnitude of the climate change problem, and have left space for carbon removal to contribute to climate action in the future," writes 2015 Berkeley grad Noah Deich in a blog post looking at the Paris Agreement.