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Ben Hermalin, UC Berkeley's newly chosen executive vice chancellor and provost, stands near Memorial Glade with Doe Library and the Campanile in the background and smiles at the camera.

Ben Hermalin is UC Berkeley’s new...

January 11, 2022
Annie and Grinnell display courtship behavior on New Year's Day morning, 2022, while on a ledge of the Campanile. The sky is pastel-colored, mostly pink and orange, and the birds are bowing their heads to each other.

Annie the falcon’s New Year’s...

January 3, 2022
Students with telescopes gather at night on Memorial Glade to look at the heavens at a star party. The Campanile is lit up in the background.

A discovery experience for each undergrad? New...

December 9, 2021
Grinnell, Berkeley's male falcon, sits on a ledge on the Campanile with prey beneath his talons. He's looking into the distance.

Three’s a crowd on the Campanile:...

November 30, 2021
Grinnell the falcon lifts off the ground on the day of his release following hospitalization.

He’s back! Grinnell, UC...

November 17, 2021
Assistant professor Peter Nelson, a Native Californian, leans against a tree in Faculty Glade and looks into the distance.

Professor Peter Nelson adds wildland...

November 15, 2021
An injured Grinnell, Berkeley's male peregrine falcon, lies on a soft cloth, face up, at the Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital in Walnut Creek.

As Grinnell heals, ‘soap opera’ in the...

November 5, 2021
Grinnell the falcon sits on a perch on the Campanile

Grinnell, Berkeley’s male peregrine, is...

November 1, 2021
Two volunteers at a table use hot glue to secure the foam weatherstripping to a box fan, making a DIY air purifier. This allows the stripping to be able to withstand future filter changes.

As wildfire season advances, so does major...

October 28, 2021
Berkeley's resident peregrine falcons, Grinnell and Annie, sit on a ledge atop the Campanile.

This Sunday, first-ever Berkeley Bird...

October 14, 2021
Two men work in the Indigenous Community Learning Garden. One is planting seeds.

Berkeley’s new Indigenous Community...

October 12, 2021
First-year student Sariel Sandoval, who is Native American, poses for a portrait on campus wearing a blue and gold Berkeley T-shirt and large, stylish eyeglasses.

New student from rural Montana seeks degree...

September 20, 2021
The five new members of Berkeley's Climate Equity and Environmental Justice cluster stand together and look at the camera.

New faculty, hired in clusters, to address global...

September 2, 2021
Two 2020 graduates in regalia embrace in the middle of the crowd at the Greek Theatre at the Class of 2020 In-Person Commencement on Sunday, Aug. 29 at the Greek Theatre

Promise kept: UC Berkeley’s Class of...

August 30, 2021
Students in masks sit in a lecture hall at Berkeley Law during the first week of fall 2021 classes

A glimpse of fall 2021 at UC Berkeley:...

August 27, 2021
Students walk through a light display shining on the trees and pavement next to the Campanile during Golden Bear Orientation's Paint the Night event. The word Cal in white lights appears on the sidewalk and the trees are shades of bright blue.

Glimpse this year’s Golden Bear...

August 23, 2021

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