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Two students play guitars in a Berkeley mariachi band.

Not their mothers’ mariachi: Student band...

May 16, 2019
Emi Nakamura has won the 2019 John Bates Clark Medal.

Berkeley economist wins prestigious John...

May 2, 2019
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May 1, 2019
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Her Paradise home destroyed, student perseveres for...

April 26, 2019
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April 10, 2019
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March 13, 2019
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In push for open access, UC breaks ties with...

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February 28, 2019
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February 22, 2019
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January 25, 2019
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January 24, 2019
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