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Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: Coming of age as an unaccompanied migrant youth in the U.S.

UC Berkeley Professor Stephanie Canizales discusses her 2024 book, “Sin Padres, Ni Papeles,” in which she chronicles the first-hand experiences of children who navigated a new country on their own.

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Law

There’s a term for Trump’s political style: authoritarian populism

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Awards

Journalism professor and alums win awards for ambitious investigative reporting

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People

Withdrawal from WHO could bring tragedy at home and abroad, public health professor says

Spotlight: LA wildfires

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Is the Bay Area prepared for major wildfires?

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Health, housing and the path ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires

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What’s next for home insurance in California after the Los Angeles fires?

Research

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Research

Astronomers thought they understood fast radio bursts. A recent one calls that into question.

The new ability to pinpoint sources of fast radio bursts places one recent burst in a surprising location.

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Research

The Andromeda galaxy struts its stuff

Politics & society

Trump may be planning a sharp, extended conflict with California, experts say

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People

A Berkeley environmental epidemiologist’s journey from Woodstock to America’s salad bowl

Politics & society

UC Berkeley research scientist breaks down the TikTok ban

Arts & culture

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UC Berkeley awarded $2.6 million grant to counter arts censorship

Academy Award

Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni shortlisted for Academy Awards

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Podcasts

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Berkeley Talks: A blueprint for creating a world where everyone belongs

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Berkeley Voices: Think you know what dinosaurs were like? Think again.

People

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Ken Ribet awarded math prize for influential proof

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With change coming to Washington, does higher education face a ‘dystopian’ future?

Campus & community

University Librarian Suzanne Wones (left) and UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons talk onstage in front of an audience of 260-plus guests at this year’s Luncheon in the Library.

‘A lifelong love affair with ideas’: Chancellor Lyons shares his passion for Berkeley at annual Library luncheon

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Ceremony celebrates xučyun ruwway, UC Berkeley’s newest housing for graduate students

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