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Humanities

The complex story of how the pandemic impacted the Asian American diaspora

Five years after COVID-19, Berkeley researchers are documenting the human story of its global toll on specific communities within that very diverse racial category.

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Law

Berkeley Talks: Law professors debate originalism

Ron Rivera pictured on field as head coach of the Washington Commanders.

Campus & community

Ron Rivera announced as general manager of Cal football program

Protestors gather on Sproul Plaza for a rally against Trump administration attacks on higher education.

Campus & community

Hundreds rally on Sproul Plaza to protest attacks on higher education

Spotlight: Federal Updates

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UC updates on federal policy issues

A message about our commitment to UC Berkeley’s values and mission

protesters in a crowd with signs reading Science Saves Lives, Don't Silence Science and Fascism Hates Science

Researchers and students gather in Sproul Plaza to ‘Stand up for Science’

Research

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Research

No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb — until now

Based on studies of leaping squirrels, UC Berkeley students design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch.

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Research

Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji

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Research

With AI and linguistics, this professor is decoding how animals and humans communicate

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Research

Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science

Students in masks walk across Sproul Plaza a week before fall 2021 classes begin at UC Berkeley.

Education

Five years after COVID, U.S. university students still lag in key areas, study finds

Arts & culture

Fiona McFarlane juxtaposed next to the cover of her book Highway 13

Novel ‘Highway Thirteen’ traces the ripple effects of one man’s violence

A performance on stage of the chamber opera The Great Yes, The Great No. There is a projected image of a woman on a backdrop with three performers with spotlights on them in three corners of the stage.

William Kentridge’s ‘The Great Yes, The Great No’ is a voyage of chaos and creativity

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Podcasts

Heather Cox Richardson and Dylan Penningroth speak on stage

Berkeley Talks: Heather Cox Richardson on the evolution of the Republican Party and what gives her hope for America

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Voices Carry: The Constitution, Congress and democracy in President Trump’s second term

People

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‘Tremendously effective teachers’: Five UC Berkeley instructors receive Distinguished Teaching Award

A portrait of Nelson Graburn

Nelson Graburn, UC Berkeley professor who studied the effects and meaning of tourism, dies at 88

Campus & community

A celebration on Feb. 20, 2025, welcomed 27 new recipients of the African American Initiative Scholarship.

‘Berkeley has become my village:’ Celebration honors 2024–25 African American Initiative scholars

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Meet three Black trailblazers in STEM

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