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Berkeley Talks: The violent underworlds of El Salvador and their ties to the U.S.

Fri., 2020-10-23 09:00am
Salvadoran American journalist and activist Roberto Lovato discusses his new book Unforgetting: A Memoir of Family, Migration, Gangs, and Revolution in the Americas.

Bits of genetic material called microRNAs may drive metabolic disorders

Fri., 2020-10-23 08:50am
The study offers a potential route for clinical therapy to treat metabolic disorders and could have significant implications for public health

In pilot program, some UC Berkeley courses are moving outside

Thu., 2020-10-22 05:07pm
The pilot is designed to complement existing remote instruction and lay the groundwork for the possibility of resuming additional in-person activities in the spring semester

Making Berkeley Home: NavCal creates community for nontraditional students

Thu., 2020-10-22 10:15am
Student-created program translates 'hidden curriculum' for underrepresented students, provides a road map to succeed and give back

Geeta Anand appointed dean of UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

Wed., 2020-10-21 01:32pm
Berkeley J-School interim dean Geeta Anand has been appointed the department's new dean.

Ask Me Anything — Chancellor Carol Christ answers questions on Reddit

Wed., 2020-10-21 12:15pm
UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ took questions on everything from pass/no pass grade requirements, tuition refunds and spring break, to her reaction to this year’s double Nobel prize win when she sat down on Tuesday

Active volcanoes feed Io’s sulfurous atmosphere

Wed., 2020-10-21 11:00am
Fumes from more than 400 volcanoes contribute much of the poisonous sulfur dioxide in the atmosphere of Jupiter's hellish moon Io

$275 million commitment to brew better molecules for manufacturing

Tue., 2020-10-20 03:13pm
The Department of Defense and dozens of private companies hope to jump-start the nation's bioeconomy

UC Berkeley still No.1 public, fourth best globally in U.S. News rankings

Tue., 2020-10-20 02:44pm
Campus tops global list of public universities for the sixth straight year

Campus archives reveal genesis of U.S. disability rights movement

Tue., 2020-10-20 12:50pm
The Disability Rights and Independent Living archives at the Bancroft Library document the powerful movement at UC Berkeley and across the U.S. from the 1960s through the 1990s

California bail reform measure would release more people, sooner

Tue., 2020-10-20 11:38am
Most pre-arraignment releases under Prop. 25 would be for low-risk individuals, says study by California Policy Lab

Hot-button words trigger conservatives and liberals differently

Tue., 2020-10-20 09:35am
Brain scans reveal that reactive vocabulary drives neural polarization

Critical race theory and the 2020 election

Mon., 2020-10-19 02:08pm
Live webcast: Friday, October 30 3–4:30 p.m. (Pacific) Add to Calendar This event will be broadcast live on this page. You can also watch this event live on the UC Berkeley Facebook page. This roundtable

Meet our new faculty: Rhiannon Noel Welch, Italian studies

Mon., 2020-10-19 11:40am
Rhiannon Noel Welch is a new UC Berkeley faculty member

Berkeley Conversations: Election integrity and security

Mon., 2020-10-19 11:13am
Live webcast: Monday, October 26 2–3 p.m. (Pacific) Add to Calendar The integrity and security of the upcoming November 3rd elections are under unprecedented threats for reasons that include the pandemic, the increasing reliance on

Meet our new faculty: Solene Delecourt, business

Mon., 2020-10-19 10:48am
Solene Delecourt is a new member of UC Berkeley's faculty

UC Berkeley’s campus community brings women’s untold stories to the forefront

Fri., 2020-10-16 01:30pm
As part of the 150W History Project, academic departments compile research to celebrate the accomplishments of Berkeley women

Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ to host an ‘Ask Me Anything’ on Reddit

Fri., 2020-10-16 10:08am
During the Reddit AMA, Chancellor Carol Christ will take questions on any topic — from campus decisions in response to the coronavirus to her priorities as UC Berkeley’s leader.

Berkeley study: Clean Air Act reduced racial disparities in pollution

Thu., 2020-10-15 05:00pm
The gap between Black and white Americans’ particulate exposure has declined over the past two decades, due largely to enforcement of the Clean Air Act

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