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AI lectures at Berkeley to explore possibilities, implications of ChatGPT
The series will feature talks by Berkeley alumnus John Schulman, primary architect of the ChatGPT platform, and six other leaders in the field of artificial intelligence
Voting, race and religion: Is the U.S. Supreme Court a threat to democracy?
Berkeley scholars say the court may be helping to assemble a legal framework in which a shrinking base of white conservatives can rule the country long-term — even as a minority
Global conservation efforts must not neglect freshwater ecosystems
A new paper urges policy makers to explicitly include rivers, lakes and wetlands in plans set aside 30% of land and sea area for conservation by 2030
‘Be the Change’: Khiara M. Bridges on claiming her voice as a prominent Black woman
The Berkeley Law professor talks about the complexities adornment for members of marginalized communities — especially in academia — and about approaching work with a sense of liberation, creativity and hustle
From prison to promise: Law student describes his path to justice
After homelessness, hunger and incarceration, Steven Hensley brings a firsthand view of the criminal justice system to Berkeley classrooms and classmates
UC Berkeley mourns, celebrates the life of disability rights icon Judith Heumann
UC Berkeley staff, faculty and alumni remember "the mother" of the disability rights movement
Losing track of (geologic) time at the UC Museum of Paleontology
The trove of tens of thousands of specimens, ranging from shells to dinosaur fossils, holds answers to a long-ago past
Bringing Indigenous knowledge to neuroscience
Andrea Gomez, an assistant professor of molecular and cell biology, is studying how the compounds found in psychedelic mushrooms influence brain activity
I School professor tapped to advise White House on ‘responsible AI’
Deirdre K. Mulligan will join the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) as Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer for Policy
‘Be the Change’: A podcast that helps us ‘try our hand at living our ideals’
Host Savala Nolan, director of Berkeley Law's social justice center, talks with changemakers who embody the change they want to see in the world
In arts and humanities at UC Berkeley, a blend of old and new
The humanities must play an important role at any major research university
Missile sirens, research resolve: Ukrainians at Berkeley reflect on a year at war
Since Russia's invasion a year ago, Ukrainian students at Berkeley have started nonprofits, committed to research and delivered aid to the front lines.
Former Pacific Film Archive director Tom Luddy dies at 79
"Tom's vision to connect our audiences with the greatest filmmakers of our time is one that we enthusiastically continue," said BAMPFA’s executive director Julie Rodrigues Widholm
UC Berkeley ‘dismayed’ by court ruling to delay student housing
"Left in place, this decision will indefinitely delay all of UC Berkeley's planned student housing," campus says
Amrita Bhasin: In the tech and startup world, female representation matters
Startup founder and graduating UC Berkeley senior reflects on building a venture-backed company as a college student
How is The Magnes rethinking its engagement with museum visitors?
Hannah Weisman, the new executive director at The Magnes, says she hopes to create "a place that is radically welcoming and open to different ideas and dialogue."
What does California owe descendants of the enslaved?
Geography professor Jovan Scott Lewis discusses reparations for Black Americans and his work as a member of the state's Reparations Task Force
California support for Biden rising, while GOP turning from Trump, IGS Poll finds
Voters are giving the president his highest ratings since mid-2021, but among Republicans, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has jumped ahead of former President Donald Trump as the choice for 2024.
Will war in Ukraine escalate the global land rush?
Corporations may use this period of low supply and high demand to expand crop production to uncultivated land at the expense of wildlife reserves or soil conservation programs, researchers say
Berkeley Talks: Economists on what it’ll take to rebuild Ukraine
In Berkeley Talks episode 162, four leading economists discuss what it'll take to rebuild Ukraine's infrastructure, education systems and institutions