Berkeley News

Mind & body

Berkeley Talks: Michael Pollan and Christof Koch talk psychedelics and consciousness – Audio

The author and neuroscientist explore how altered states challenge our understanding of the mind — and why consciousness is more than a problem to solve.

Humanities

Watch: Did ancient humans really throw spears at mammoths? A Berkeley archaeologist says no. – Video

Research

How Berkeley shaped NASA’s newest space telescope

Arts & culture

In animated films, nonhuman characters are still overwhelmingly male

Spotlight: Back to School

From ghost stories to climate entrepreneurship, 9 fascinating new classes at UC Berkeley

As fall semester begins, thousands of new UC Berkeley students gather for a warm campus welcome – Photos

Charting a unique path from the ‘Salad Bowl of America’ to UC Berkeley

Research

Awards

Two winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics have deep ties to UC Berkeley

Berkeley’s world-class economics department is celebrating Nobels won by two scholars: Robert E. Hall, a 1964 graduate and early-career faculty member, and Michael Woodford, a visiting scholar in the 2025-26 academic year.