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

More than 7,000 graduating students and 25,000 guests attended the campuswide ceremony at California Memorial Stadium.

Campus news

New Gateway building creates dedicated campus hub for AI, computing

Arts & culture

Berkeley Talks: Musician Lara Downes celebrates the sound of America

Awards

Two UC Berkeley scholars elected to the American Philosophical Society

Spotlight: Commencement 2026

‘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

In search of independence far from home, this graduate found it at Berkeley

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

Voices Carry: Savala Nolan on ‘Good Woman: A Reckoning’ – Audio

People

New visiting scholars will spend the summer advancing education research, building networks

Katherine Yelick named director of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Campus & community

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

UC Berkeley’s student center will no longer bear Cesar Chavez’s name

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