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Grinnell Jr. the falcon flaps his wings and practices flying in June 2022.

Stunning photos show young UC Berkeley...

June 21, 2022
Lora Roame's sketchbook and paints lie on a table. Her artwork is of falcons.

Artists near and far find inspiration in UC...

June 14, 2022
Sibling falcon chicks Lindsay and Grinnell Jr., losing their fluffy white feathers already, practice walking and flapping their wings on the Campanile, just outside their nest box.

Meet Grinnell Jr. and Lindsay, UC...

June 3, 2022
The two new peregrine falcon chicks on the nest in the Campanile are fluffy and white and looking a bit grumpy. They're huddled together on the day they were banded, May 27, 2022.

Start your voting: Here are the finalists for...

May 31, 2022
Two fluffy falcon chicks in the nest on the day they were getting banded. The female has yellow electrical tape around one of her legs to distinguish her from her brother, who received blue.

Name the Berkeley falcon chicks: It’s a...

May 27, 2022
A state official, Lourdes Castro Ramírez, talks with the assistant to the city manager of Berkeley, at the Rodeway Inn on University Avenue, where people who have been living in People's Park are moving as part of a town/gown program.

State leader visits Berkeley, praises novel...

May 20, 2022
Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Kristin Theis-Alvarez in a red jacket by a tree

Law school to pay bulk of its in-state Native...

May 18, 2022
A close-up shot of Annie the falcon and her two fluffy white chicks born in early May 2022. They're in the gravel nest box in the Campanile. An unopened egg is in the photo; it wasn't viable.

It’s two falcon babies for UC...

May 9, 2022
Annie the falcon examines the three rust-colored eggs she laid recently. They'll start hatching on Friday, May 6.

Friday is Hatch Day for UC Berkeley’s...

May 3, 2022
Vince Medina and Louis Trevino serve food to their guests at Café Ohlone.

A healing collaboration: Café Ohlone moves...

April 21, 2022
Alden, the new male falcon at UC Berkeley soars near the Campanile.

It’s Alden! Record number of voters...

April 18, 2022
A Cal drum in the Cal Band practice room shows signs of age, with chips and dents. There is a blue and gold Cal emblem on the drum head.

A matter of fair play: Cal Band seeks all new...

April 18, 2022
New Guy, the new male mate of Annie, Berkeley's female peregrine falcon, sits in the loaf position on a ledge of the Campanile and looks straight at the camera.

Nine names, one falcon. Vote to give UC...

April 13, 2022
A male falcon that has been helping UC Berkeley's female falcon, Annie, care for the eggs in the nest and hunt for food, flies through the air with his injured left foot hanging low.

No more ‘New Guy.’ Contest begins to name...

April 7, 2022
Grinnell, UC Berkeley's longtime male peregrine falcon, sits on a ledge on the Campanile.

Grinnell, UC Berkeley’s persevering...

March 31, 2022
This photo of People's Park shows tents set up there illegally.

Campus, city form model alliances to aid unhoused...

March 9, 2022

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