Berkeley News

Today, Monday, November 18, 2024,The New York Stock Exchange welcomes University of California, Berkeley to the podium. To honor the occasion, Rich Lyons, Chancellor, joined by Bonnie Hyun, Head of US Capital Markets, rings The Closing Bell®. Photo Credit: NYSE

People

Chancellor Lyons rings closing bell at the NYSE

Lyons joined Bonnie Hyun, the NYSE’s head of U.S. capital markets, to ring the closing bell this week surrounded by Berkeley friends and colleagues.

Law Professor Laurent Mayali standing causally before racks of antique bound legal documents

Law

By digitizing ancient manuscripts, Berkeley Law expands access to remarkable legal history

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Mind & body

Watch a UC Berkeley neurologist explain how concussions really work

Timothy Tangherlini

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: Computational folklorist on how storytelling becomes belief

Spotlight: Election 2024

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Election 2024: Berkeley scholars explore the complex dynamics of a historic campaign

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How World War I helps explain what gave rise to Trump’s second term

With a row of American flags on the left and right side of the frame, Donald Trump walks in the distance while supporters cheer

UC Berkeley scholars say the economy, sexism and conspiracies fueled Trump’s reelection

Research

Jay Graham, professor of public health, with an inset close up image of a water sample in a jar.

Research

Watch an environmental health professor explain wastewater woes

What happens to human and animal waste once it’s flushed away? UC Berkeley professor Jay Graham says the answer is more important than you may think.

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Research

Breakthrough in capturing ‘hot’ CO2 from industrial exhaust

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Research

A world without plastic pollution? A new study shows it’s possible

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Research

Citizen scientists discover new, more virulent form of sudden oak death in Bay Area

Michelle Yeoh stands with a hand to her mouth as Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan congratulate her.

Humanities

With the help of AI, UC Berkeley researchers confirm Hollywood is getting more diverse

Arts & culture

BERKELEY, CA - October 26 - Atmosphere at Shah Garg Collection at BAMPFA on October 26th 2024 at BAMFA in Berkeley, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

One of the world’s largest collections of work by women artists is now on view at BAMPFA

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Stop-motion animator creates immersive worlds for Indigenous stories

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Podcasts

Talk Policy to Me: There’s something in the water

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Berkeley Talks: The future of American democracy

People

Forging a new path: Veteran Katie Suwalkowski on resilience, community, and mental health

Yesenia Ochoa

‘I’m just one of millions of migrant students working hard to achieve their goals’

Campus & community

A person uses a laptop with Ava's transcription tools

This company’s mission is to make the world accessible to Deaf people. It all started at Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest

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New plant bug species named after scientists, actors — and Vice President Kamala Harris

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