Posts by Gretchen Kell

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An artist's rendering of what UC Berkeley's campus will look like in the future according to the campus master plan

Unprecedented campus construction marked Carol Christ’s chancellorship

June 11, 2024

Jeff Davis, the retiring university carillonist, sits on the bench of the grand carillon on the observation deck of the Campanile. His body is turned toward the camera and he's wearing eye glasses, a beard, a short-sleeved plaid shirt and a smile.

Retiring University Carillonist Jeff Davis reflects on ‘the coolest job in the world’

June 10, 2024

Sol, one of the two young female falcons, flies for the first time on Tuesday, June 4, past the observation deck of the Campanile.

And they’re off! UC Berkeley’s young falcons are flying

June 6, 2024

Annie (left) feeds Eclipse, Aurora (back left) and Sol touch beaks, and Knox, fed, is in the front.

Meet the falcons: Aurora, Eclipse, Nox and Sol

May 23, 2024

Annie and Archie, Berkeley's falcon parents, feed their four fluffy white chicks in their gravel nest box on the Campanile.

Ready, set, vote! Here are your choices to name Berkeley’s new falcon quadruplets.

May 20, 2024

The four falcon chicks of 2024 sit together in their nest box after receiving their ID bands. They are fluffy, white and gangly-looking.

UC Berkeley’s four new falcon chicks need names. A contest starts today.

May 15, 2024

Four peregrine chicks

UC Berkeley’s Annie the falcon sets a record: All of her eggs hatch on the Campanile

April 24, 2024

An aerial view of the new UC Berkeley graduate student apartment complex in Albany that is being readied for fall 2024. Work equipment including trucks, caterpillars, tarp, cars and earth being dug up dot the property. Right next to the complex is a Sprouts grocery store and parking lot, other shops and the University Village housing community, for students with families.

New UC Berkeley housing complex to be called xučyun ruwway, honoring Ohlone people

April 22, 2024

Four speckled, rust-colored eggs sit atop the UC Berkeley falcons' gravel nest atop the Campanile. They are very close together, with two of the eggs touching.

UC Berkeley falcons Annie and Archie welcome four eggs to their nest

March 25, 2024

A view of San Francisco Bay from the Berkeley hills. The top of the Campanile is front and center, with shimmering water and the Golden Gate Bridge beyond. The entire photo is cast in a golden light.

It’s golden: UC Berkeley’s Light the Way campaign raises $7.37 billion

March 6, 2024

Tedde Simon, the new tribal liaison for UC Berkeley, wears a vertically-striped dress and turquoise jewelry and smiles while standing next to a pillar

Meet Tedde Simon, UC Berkeley’s new — and first — tribal liaison

February 23, 2024

Archie, the newly-named male peregrine falcon living with Annie on the Campanile, sits on the ledge of the bell tower. His feet are very orange, and his feathers are gray and white, with speckles and squiggles as a design. His dark eyeball has an orange rim.

It’s Archie! Contest ends to name UC Berkeley’s new male peregrine falcon

February 19, 2024

The new male falcon who is Annie's partner as of January 2024 stands on a ledge of the Campanile looking into the camera. His feet, beak and the area around his eyeballs are very yellowish-orange.

Ready, set, vote! Choose from these four names for falcon Annie’s new mate

February 16, 2024

The new male falcon on campus, yet unnamed, lands on a corner of the bell tower.

Annie the falcon’s got a new valentine, naming contest starts today

February 14, 2024

A male falcon looks up at a webcam in the Campanile. He's sitting in a nest box of gravel.

Nesting season is here, with a new mate for Annie, UC Berkeley’s longtime peregrine falcon

January 30, 2024

Suzanne Wones, who will become UC Berkeley's new University Librarian on July 1, 2024, poses in front of a large bookshelf with her arms folded across her chest. She is wearing a dark blue blazer and had reddish-blonde hair and blue eyes.

UC Berkeley chooses Suzanne Wones as new University Librarian

January 26, 2024