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News & media relations team

The news and media relations team in the UC Berkeley Office of Communications and Public Affairs is ready to respond to media inquiries. 


 If you are a reporter looking for comment or help finding an expert, please email news@berkeley.edu or contact a member of the team below.

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Janet Gilmore

Campus spokesperson
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Dan Mogulof

Campus spokesperson
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Will Kane

Executive director, news & media relations
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Gretchen Kell

Director of special projects and outreach
Institutional storytelling and story pitching, media relations
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Bob Sanders

Manager of science communications
Beats: astronomy, chemistry/chemical engineering, general research, genetics/CRISPR, geography/earth sciences, integrative biology, mathematics, molecular and cell biology, neuroscience, paleontology, physics, seismology, statistics
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Kara Manke

Science writer and media relations
Beats: Agriculture, climate change, computer science, data science, energy and resources, engineering, environment, environmental design, nanotechnology, natural resources, nutrition, optometry, public health, robotics, transportation
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Ed Lempinen

Writer and media relations
Beats: Economics, business, education, political science, law, public policy, international affairs international studies
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Ivan Natividad

Writer and media relations
Beats: Architecture, history, environmental design, city & regional planning, ethnic studies, gender & women’s studies, African American studies, disability studies, journalism
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Anne Brice

Writer, podcast producer and media relations
Beats: Art practice, art history, performances, comparative literature, english, film and media, languages, libraries, music, philosophy
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Jason Pohl

Writer and media relations
Beats: Sociology, psychology, anthropology, demography, linguistics, philosophy, rhetoric, social welfare
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