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James B. Milliken named 22nd president of the University of California

Milliken has been serving as the chancellor of the University of Texas system since 2018.

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Awards

National Academy of Sciences adds eight from UC Berkeley to its ranks

Dense housing in San Francisco

Events at Berkeley

Berkeley Talks: In 1970, one in five Americans moved every year. Now it’s one in 13. What changed?

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Mind & body

UC Berkeley research reveals the not-so-secret life of gut bacteria

Spotlight: Federal Updates

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UC updates on federal policy issues

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A message about recent federal visa program updates

Research

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Mind & body

Indigenous knowledge helps biotech find new drugs. This grad student wants those companies to give back.

Many successful drugs are based on medicinal plants used and stewarded for generations by Native communities. A UC Berkeley doctoral student says these communities should also benefit.

Politics & society

Watch as traffic safety research is explained in 101 seconds

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People

To understand immigration today, a UC Berkeley sociologist documented 200 personal stories

Research

Artificial leaf uses sunlight to capture carbon and produce valuable chemicals

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Mind & body

Scientists trick the eye into seeing new color ‘olo’

Arts & culture

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This year’s UC Berkeley summer reading list theme? Generosity

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Pulitzer-winning journalism professor discusses a ‘radical’ Berkeley experiment to develop the next generation of investigative reporters

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Podcasts

Ann Johnson sits in her wheelchair with a cord plugged into a neuroprosthesis implant while she participates in a clinical trial helping to restore her ability to speak with a brain-computer interface

Berkeley Voices: A stroke left her ‘locked in.’ With the help of AI, she heard her voice again.

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Science of Happiness: Why going offline might save us

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People

Kelly Sparks, Berkeley's new vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer, wears a black blazer and floral blouse. Her arms are crossed in front of her and she has dark-rimmed eyeglasses and shoulder-length blonde hair.

Kelly Sparks is campus’s new vice chancellor for finance, CFO

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Six UC Berkeley faculty elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Campus & community

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Stunning Diego Rivera mural starts a new chapter at UC Berkeley’s Doe Library

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UC Berkeley celebrates opening of Grimes Engineering Center

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