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New rankings: UC Berkeley is the No. 2 school in the world for entrepreneurs
PitchBook's 2020 university rankings showed that UC Berkeley ranks nationally as the No. 1 public and second-best university in the world overall
Berkeley Talks: Berkeley scholars on the legal legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Her legacy as an advocate completely changed the face of American society," said Amanda Tyler, a Berkeley Law professor who clerked for Ginsburg in 1999
Savala Trepczynski on Breonna Taylor and the elusive nature of racial justice
The director of UC Berkeley's social justice center reflects on the Taylor case and its parallels to the death of her great-great-grandmother
Poll finds Californians have one mission: Defeat President Trump
New Berkeley IGS Poll surveyed voter sentiments on politics, wildfires and state ballot measures
Berkeley Talks: How plantation museum tours distort the reality of slavery
Tours of these sites include narratives of white elites and consistently avoid mention of slavery and the experience of enslaved people, said Stephen Small, a professor of African American Studies at Berkeley
Pac-12 announces resumption of football, winter sports seasons
"This decision to have our student-athletes return to competition and practice was reached with extreme care and deliberation," Chancellor Christ says
In the fight for racial justice, Native stories should not be ignored
Visiting Native studies scholar will delve into the origins of race in America
Metal wires of carbon complete toolbox for carbon-based computers
Transistors based on carbon rather than silicon could potentially boost computers’ speed and cut their power consumption more than a thousandfold — think of a mobile phone that holds its charge for months — but
Island-building in Southeast Asia created Earth’s northern ice sheets
Weathering rocks reduced carbon dioxide levels and cooled Earth over 15 million years, allowing ice sheets to cover much of North America and Europe
In Breonna Taylor grand jury decision, Berkeley scholars see grave racial injustice
The killing of an unarmed Black woman will deepen the crisis of racial injustice that has gripped the nation, experts say.
Berkeley Haas students help local businesses hurt by COVID-19
Three Berkeley Haas students create an organization that offers free marketing and consulting services to small businesses impacted by the pandemic.
Meet our new faculty: Elizabeth Hoover, environmental science and policy management
Elizabeth Hoover is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty
Meet our new faculty: Rachel Brem, plant and microbial biology
Rachel Brem is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty
Objects of resistance: Protesting the feminicide of girls and women at the border
Magenta crosses, found in Ciudad Juárez and across Mexico, are powerful symbols of resistance — a way to reclaim public space and make the missing and murdered girls and women of Juárez visible, says graduate student Laila Espinoza
Racial Justice in America: A deeper look
Berkeley News series examines the roots and impact of systemic racism in American society
How UC Berkeley is responding to state auditor report on admissions
"These allegations, if true, are unacceptable," Chancellor Carol Christ writes in message to campus community
Can ripples on the sun help predict solar flares?
Using helioseismic holography, scientists analyze sunquakes to pinpoint the energy sources of solar flares, in hopes of predicting their severity and impact on Earth
Understanding the legal legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
A panel of Berkeley Law experts will discuss the jurist's career on and off the bench