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What makes us human? This professor looks to ancient rabbis for answers

Talmudic culture professor Rafael Neis explores the surprising world of ancient Jewish texts — and finds ideas about gender that challenge modern assumptions.

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In animated films, nonhuman characters are still overwhelmingly male

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New campuswide project confronts the legacy of U.S. nuclear bombing in the Marshall Islands

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Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature, with a chapter at UC Berkeley

This Berkeley artist was given six months to live. Now he’s asking us to rethink our relationship with water.

In a new Robert Reich film, divided Americans struggle with difficult conversations

Poetry as life: From writing in secret to studying at UC Berkeley

25 years, 133 cultural icons: A private portrait series makes its public debut

2,500-year-old Etruscan artifacts held at UC Berkeley on display for a limited time

Iconic photographer Judy Dater’s archive finds a home at The Bancroft Library

As AI reshapes academic research, the UC Berkeley Library puts emerging tools to the test

How UC Berkeley is building a novel pipeline for music therapy

Coral reefs are dying. A new documentary profiles the people trying to save them

‘Song for Another Home’: A novel of survival and remembrance from the ‘forgotten’ Korean War

Ancient lore meets small-town politics: Why fans are flocking to ‘Widow’s Bay’

Honoring legendary Cal Performances director Robert Cole

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