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• AWARDS & ACCOLADES
  

  • UC Berkeley named top public school in the country by U.S. News
  • Forbes ranks Berkeley #1 public and #5 overall
  • Nominations due for Alum of the Year, Achievement awards
  • Berkeley receives 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award
• Students
  

  • Captivated by the science of stars, this new student seeks energy solutions for Earth
  • More than 700 students launch their MBA journeys at Berkeley Haas
  • Hicks gift supports student athletes at pivotal moment
  • New Korean studies major begins accepting students
  • Sisters, Sacramento upbringing inspired transfer student to push for climate justice
  • 2025 welcome from Chancellor Lyons, Mayor Ishii
• RESEARCH
  

  • Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats
  • Do chatbots have a moral compass?
  • Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds
  • Can MDMA treat trauma in Ukraine?
  • Psychology study reveals how switching goals can hurt your productivity
  • A changing of the guard at Berkeley’s crossroads of music and tech
• Faculty
  

  • Nova: The Deepfake Detective
  • Deportation Data Project pulls the curtain back on immigration enforcement
  • What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
  • New prof studies the flow of music across borders and cultures
  • CDSS welcomes 17 new faculty to the college in 2025
• Alumni
  

  • Rebecca Solnit: Getting facts right is a form of love
  • ‘Access is a culture, not a checklist’
  • How an EECS alum became an arcade legend
  • Arthur Sze will be the next U.S. Poet Laureate
  • Q&A with the author of Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals)
  • Filmmaker on amplifying Indigenous voices
• Campus
  

  • Student housing at People’s Park to be named after disability rights leader Heumann
  • Expanded course teaches how to better engage with opposing views
  • Ruben Canedo leads with vision, charisma, and community-building
  • ESPN: Cal announces stadium section for Raiders’ ‘Black Hole’ fan group
• Innovators
  

  • Per Pitchbook, Cal #1 again in founders and startups
  • Former students raise $28M for their AI startup
  • Startup Campus: New book chronicles Berkeley’s innovative evolution

• Students
  

  • Captivated by the science of stars, this new student seeks energy solutions for Earth
  • More than 700 students launch their MBA journeys at Berkeley Haas
  • Hicks gift supports student athletes at pivotal moment
  • New Korean studies major begins accepting students
  • Sisters, Sacramento upbringing inspired transfer student to push for climate justice
  • 2025 welcome from Chancellor Lyons, Mayor Ishii
• Campus
  

  • Student housing at People’s Park to be named after disability rights leader Heumann
  • Expanded course teaches how to better engage with opposing views
  • Ruben Canedo leads with vision, charisma, and community-building
  • ESPN: Cal announces stadium section for Raiders’ ‘Black Hole’ fan group
• AWARDS & ACCOLADES
  

  • UC Berkeley named top public school in the country by U.S. News
  • Forbes ranks Berkeley #1 public and #5 overall
  • Nominations due for Alum of the Year, Achievement awards
  • Berkeley receives 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award
• Faculty
  

  • Nova: The Deepfake Detective
  • Deportation Data Project pulls the curtain back on immigration enforcement
  • What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
  • New prof studies the flow of music across borders and cultures
  • CDSS welcomes 17 new faculty to the college in 2025
• RESEARCH
  

  • Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats
  • Do chatbots have a moral compass?
  • Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds
  • Can MDMA treat trauma in Ukraine?
  • Psychology study reveals how switching goals can hurt your productivity
  • A changing of the guard at Berkeley’s crossroads of music and tech
• Alumni
  

  • Rebecca Solnit: Getting facts right is a form of love
  • ‘Access is a culture, not a checklist’
  • How an EECS alum became an arcade legend
  • Arthur Sze will be the next U.S. Poet Laureate
  • Q&A with the author of Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals)
  • Filmmaker on amplifying Indigenous voices
• Innovators
  

  • Per Pitchbook, Cal #1 again in founders and startups
  • Former students raise $28M for their AI startup
  • Startup Campus: New book chronicles Berkeley’s innovative evolution
• DATES TO REMEMBER

• • Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming

    OCTOBER 3–5

• AWARDS & ACCOLADES
  

  • UC Berkeley named top public school in the country by U.S. News
  • Forbes ranks Berkeley #1 public and #5 overall
  • Nominations due for Alum of the Year, Achievement awards
  • Berkeley receives 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award
• Students
  

  • Captivated by the science of stars, this new student seeks energy solutions for Earth
  • More than 700 students launch their MBA journeys at Berkeley Haas
  • Hicks gift supports student athletes at pivotal moment
  • New Korean studies major begins accepting students
  • Sisters, Sacramento upbringing inspired transfer student to push for climate justice
  • 2025 welcome from Chancellor Lyons, Mayor Ishii
• Campus
  

  • Student housing at People’s Park to be named after disability rights leader Heumann
  • Expanded course teaches how to better engage with opposing views
  • Ruben Canedo leads with vision, charisma, and community-building
  • ESPN: Cal announces stadium section for Raiders’ ‘Black Hole’ fan group
• Innovators
  

  • Per Pitchbook, Cal #1 again in founders and startups
  • Former students raise $28M for their AI startup
  • Startup Campus: New book chronicles Berkeley’s innovative evolution
• RESEARCH
  

  • Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats
  • Do chatbots have a moral compass?
  • Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds
  • Can MDMA treat trauma in Ukraine?
  • Psychology study reveals how switching goals can hurt your productivity
  • A changing of the guard at Berkeley’s crossroads of music and tech
• Faculty
  

  • Nova: The Deepfake Detective
  • Deportation Data Project pulls the curtain back on immigration enforcement
  • What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
  • New prof studies the flow of music across borders and cultures
  • CDSS welcomes 17 new faculty to the college in 2025
• Alumni
  

  • Rebecca Solnit: Getting facts right is a form of love
  • ‘Access is a culture, not a checklist’
  • How an EECS alum became an arcade legend
  • Arthur Sze will be the next U.S. Poet Laureate
  • Q&A with the author of Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals)
  • Filmmaker on amplifying Indigenous voices
• UPCOMING EVENTS

• • Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming

    OCTOBER 3–5

  • Bringing Public Health to Light

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7

  • The Last Class Screening with Robert Reich and W. Kamau Bell

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8

  • Coming Up Short: A Conversation with Robert Reich and Michael Lewis

    TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

  • A Berkeley Evening: Reception and Conversation in Hong Kong

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

  • Beyond the Frame: Amplifying Disability Stories

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

  • The Soul — Spirit Is My Altar

    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29

  • Eighth Annual Berkeley Culture Connect Conference

    TUESDAY–WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13–14

• AWARDS & ACCOLADES
  

  • UC Berkeley named top public school in the country by U.S. News
  • Forbes ranks Berkeley #1 public and #5 overall
  • Nominations due for Alum of the Year, Achievement awards
  • Berkeley receives 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award
• Students
  

  • Captivated by the science of stars, this new student seeks energy solutions for Earth
  • More than 700 students launch their MBA journeys at Berkeley Haas
  • Hicks gift supports student athletes at pivotal moment
  • New Korean studies major begins accepting students
  • Sisters, Sacramento upbringing inspired transfer student to push for climate justice
  • 2025 welcome from Chancellor Lyons, Mayor Ishii
• RESEARCH
  

  • Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats
  • Do chatbots have a moral compass?
  • Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds
  • Can MDMA treat trauma in Ukraine?
  • Psychology study reveals how switching goals can hurt your productivity
  • A changing of the guard at Berkeley’s crossroads of music and tech
• Faculty
  

  • Nova: The Deepfake Detective
  • Deportation Data Project pulls the curtain back on immigration enforcement
  • What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
  • New prof studies the flow of music across borders and cultures
  • CDSS welcomes 17 new faculty to the college in 2025
• Campus
  

  • Student housing at People’s Park to be named after disability rights leader Heumann
  • Expanded course teaches how to better engage with opposing views
  • Ruben Canedo leads with vision, charisma, and community-building
  • ESPN: Cal announces stadium section for Raiders’ ‘Black Hole’ fan group
• Alumni
  

  • Rebecca Solnit: Getting facts right is a form of love
  • ‘Access is a culture, not a checklist’
  • How an EECS alum became an arcade legend
  • Arthur Sze will be the next U.S. Poet Laureate
  • Q&A with the author of Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals)
  • Filmmaker on amplifying Indigenous voices
• Innovators
  

  • Per Pitchbook, Cal #1 again in founders and startups
  • Former students raise $28M for their AI startup
  • Startup Campus: New book chronicles Berkeley’s innovative evolution
• UPCOMING EVENTS

• • Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming

    OCTOBER 3–5

  • Cal Discoveries Travel Presents Journey Through Vietnam

    NOVEMBER 3–17

  • Eighth Annual Berkeley Culture Connect Conference

    TUESDAY–WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13–14

  • Cal Discoveries Travel Presents Charleston: The African American Experience

    APRIL 12–17

• AWARDS & ACCOLADES
  

  • UC Berkeley named top public school in the country by U.S. News
  • Forbes ranks Berkeley #1 public and #5 overall
  • Nominations due for Alum of the Year, Achievement awards
  • Berkeley receives 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award
• Innovators
  

  • Per Pitchbook, Cal #1 again in founders and startups
  • Former students raise $28M for their AI startup
  • Startup Campus: New book chronicles Berkeley’s innovative evolution
• Students
  

  • Captivated by the science of stars, this new student seeks energy solutions for Earth
  • More than 700 students launch their MBA journeys at Berkeley Haas
  • Hicks gift supports student athletes at pivotal moment
  • New Korean studies major begins accepting students
  • Sisters, Sacramento upbringing inspired transfer student to push for climate justice
  • 2025 welcome from Chancellor Lyons, Mayor Ishii
• RESEARCH
  

  • Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats
  • Do chatbots have a moral compass?
  • Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds
  • Can MDMA treat trauma in Ukraine?
  • Psychology study reveals how switching goals can hurt your productivity
  • A changing of the guard at Berkeley’s crossroads of music and tech
• Faculty
  

  • Nova: The Deepfake Detective
  • Deportation Data Project pulls the curtain back on immigration enforcement
  • What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
  • New prof studies the flow of music across borders and cultures
  • CDSS welcomes 17 new faculty to the college in 2025
• Campus
  

  • Student housing at People’s Park to be named after disability rights leader Heumann
  • Expanded course teaches how to better engage with opposing views
  • Ruben Canedo leads with vision, charisma, and community-building
  • ESPN: Cal announces stadium section for Raiders’ ‘Black Hole’ fan group
• Alumni
  

  • Rebecca Solnit: Getting facts right is a form of love
  • ‘Access is a culture, not a checklist’
  • How an EECS alum became an arcade legend
  • Arthur Sze will be the next U.S. Poet Laureate
  • Q&A with the author of Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals)
  • Filmmaker on amplifying Indigenous voices
• UPCOMING EVENTS

• • CACNY Presents Volunteer Cleanup at Tompkins Square Park

    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

  • CACNY Cal Football vs. Boston College Watch Party

    SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27

  • Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming

    OCTOBER 3–5

  • Cal Discoveries Travel Presents Journey Through Vietnam

    NOVEMBER 3–17

  • Cal Discoveries Travel Presents Charleston: The African American Experience

    APRIL 12–17

• AWARDS & ACCOLADES
  

  • UC Berkeley named top public school in the country by U.S. News
  • Forbes ranks Berkeley #1 public and #5 overall
  • Nominations due for Alum of the Year, Achievement awards
  • Berkeley receives 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award
• Innovators
  

  • Per Pitchbook, Cal #1 again in founders and startups
  • Former students raise $28M for their AI startup
  • Startup Campus: New book chronicles Berkeley’s innovative evolution
• Students
  

  • Captivated by the science of stars, this new student seeks energy solutions for Earth
  • More than 700 students launch their MBA journeys at Berkeley Haas
  • Hicks gift supports student athletes at pivotal moment
  • New Korean studies major begins accepting students
  • Sisters, Sacramento upbringing inspired transfer student to push for climate justice
  • 2025 welcome from Chancellor Lyons, Mayor Ishii
• RESEARCH
  

  • Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats
  • Do chatbots have a moral compass?
  • Watch an economics professor explain foreign aid in 101 seconds
  • Can MDMA treat trauma in Ukraine?
  • Psychology study reveals how switching goals can hurt your productivity
  • A changing of the guard at Berkeley’s crossroads of music and tech
• Faculty
  

  • Nova: The Deepfake Detective
  • Deportation Data Project pulls the curtain back on immigration enforcement
  • What’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine?
  • New prof studies the flow of music across borders and cultures
  • CDSS welcomes 17 new faculty to the college in 2025
• Campus
  

  • Student housing at People’s Park to be named after disability rights leader Heumann
  • Expanded course teaches how to better engage with opposing views
  • Ruben Canedo leads with vision, charisma, and community-building
  • ESPN: Cal announces stadium section for Raiders’ ‘Black Hole’ fan group
• Alumni
  

  • Rebecca Solnit: Getting facts right is a form of love
  • ‘Access is a culture, not a checklist’
  • How an EECS alum became an arcade legend
  • Arthur Sze will be the next U.S. Poet Laureate
  • Q&A with the author of Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals)
  • Filmmaker on amplifying Indigenous voices
• UPCOMING EVENTS

• • Blue & Gold in Tokyo: Berkeley Alumni Shaping the Startup Future

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2

  • Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming

    OCTOBER 3–5

  • A Berkeley Evening: Reception and Conversation in Hong Kong

    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

  • Berkeley Club of Singapore Annual Gala: Ursa Major

    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

  • Berkeley Club of Taiwan Annual Dinner in Taipei: Bears without Borders

    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8

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