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Arts & culture

This professor uses data to reveal hidden patterns in centuries of human storytelling – Video

UC Berkeley’s David Bamman applies data-driven analysis to human artistic output — often with surprising results.

Campus news

The largest study of AI use by undergrads is in, revealing disparities in access — and in cheating

Mind & body

For Black Americans, wealth offers scant protection from pregnancy risks, scholar finds

Research

Violence against women remains high — particularly for marginalized groups

Spotlight: Commencement 2026

At UC Berkeley’s 2026 commencement, grads reflected on an education defined by connection – Photos

‘A system that called itself justice’ took his future. UC Berkeley helped him take it back. – Video

2026 University Medal finalists: Eyes on the stars, feet on the ground

Research

Campus news

W. M. Keck Foundation Bridge Funding Initiative awards grants to seven faculty and their doctoral students

In a bid to offset recent sudden shifts in traditional funding mechanisms, the W. M. Keck Foundation has committed grants totaling $1.4M to seven pairs of faculty mentors and their Ph.D. student mentees at Berkeley.

Research

Scientists split gentoo penguins into four species, one totally new to science. Three of them are already threatened.

Mind & body

A neuroscientist describes your brain on psychedelics in 101 seconds – Video

Education

CalFresh benefits help students succeed in college, new UC study finds

Politics & society

Homeless people need more than shelter to achieve well-being, study finds

Arts & culture

Being on stage terrified her. So she majored in theater.

UC Berkeley Summer Reading List: Books that bring us together

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Podcasts

Berkeley Talks: Musician Lara Downes celebrates the sound of America

Berkeley Talks: How the American university’s success led to its modern challenges – Audio

People

Astrophysicist Alex Filippenko awarded Gruber Cosmology Prize for work on supernovae

Two UC Berkeley scholars elected to the American Philosophical Society

Campus & community

New Gateway building creates dedicated campus hub for AI, computing

UC Berkeley’s Openness to Opposing Views course expands to community colleges

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