In August, two graduate students discussed their work on opposite sides of one of several barriers constructed from stainless steel garment racks and sheets of polycarbonate. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Lisa Polley, infection control manager for University Health Services, readied a vaccine syringe last month. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
The few students who returned to Berkeley in August found a desolate campus. (UC Berkeley photo by Irene Yi)
Berkeley’s athletic venues were empty most of the year. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
With dining facilities closed for eating, Cal Dining staff members prepared takeout boxes so students could eat in their rooms. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
In October, professor Jennifer Doudna took questions from the media at a socially distanced press conference after winning the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Students living in residence halls were required to be regularly tested for COVID-19. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Many buildings, like Minor Hall, pictured here, could only be accessed after a temperature screening. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
In December, a group of students constructed masks as part of a mutual aid effort begun at Berkeley. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
Soon after the pandemic hit, the lab at the Innovative Genomics Institute began conducting tests for COVID-19. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
When the annual commencement ceremony in May was canceled, a simulated event was held in Blockeley University, a fantastical recreation of Berkeley built by a group of students and alumni using Minecraft. (Image by Blockeley University)
Early in 2021, students, staff and faculty could get a drive-through COVID-19 test at Underhill Parking Gararage. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
After a brief hiatus, all of Cal’s 30 intercollegiate athletic programs competed under COVID-19 protocols. (Photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
In October, UC Berkeley researchers launched a pop-up lab to monitor Bay Area sewage for COVID-19. (UC Berkeley photo by Irene Yi)
Many essential workers continued to work on campus, being sure to stay socially distant. (UC Berkeley photo by Irene Yi)
Despite the pandemic, many students still found community and friendships. (UC Berkeley photo by Irene Yi)
In April, UC Berkeley begin offering drive-thru COVID-19 tests. (UC Berkeley photo by Brittany Hosea-Small)
In a mask protecting himself not only from COVID-19, but from smoke caused by California’s raging wildfires, a student wheels his belongings through the UC Berkeley campus in August. (UC Berkeley photo by Irene Yi)
Much of UC Berkeley’s research work continued under COVID-19 guidelines. (UC Berkeley photo by Irene Yi)
Everyone who was on campus was required to wear a mask.
(UC Berkeley photo by Keegan Houser)