Posts by Gretchen Kell

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The three peregrine falcon chicks of 2023 in their gravel nest box on the tower wear different color tape on their legs to distinguish them from each other. Rosa has red, Luna has blue and Zephyr has yellow.

Meet Zephyr, Luna and Rosa: UC Berkeley’s new falcon chicks get named

May 12, 2023

A fluffy white falcon chick sits in its nest box on the day of its first checkup.

Ready, set, vote! Here are top names for UC Berkeley’s falcon chicks

May 9, 2023

A raptor expert holds a fluffy white-feathered falcon chick in her bare hands while seated on the ledge near their nest in the Campanile.

Contest starts today to name UC Berkeley’s three falcon siblings

May 5, 2023

A graphic of a woman wearing a mortarboard with flowers growing out of the top of it helps illustrate a story about UC Berkeley graduation ceremonies becoming more eco-friendly.

Graduation season is getting greener at UC Berkeley

May 5, 2023

Three fluffy white-feathered baby falcons lean against each other and an unopened egg in the gravel nest on the Campanile.

Berkeley’s falcon family of five: Annie, Lou and three fluffy chicks

April 13, 2023

Four reddish-brown eggs with speckles on them sit in the falcons' gravel nest box on a ledge on the Campanile.

Let the hatching begin! April 11 events to mark falcon babies’ arrival

April 7, 2023

Three dancers in the colorful mosaic mural on the Old Art Gallery building.

Love those mosaic murals? Repairs begin on 1904 UC Berkeley building

April 4, 2023

Andrew Doran, the UC Botanical Garden's director of collections, looks up from the ground at a tall redwood tree that was damaged in the March 21 storm.

Two beloved UC Berkeley trees, over age 150, damaged in ‘bomb cyclone’

March 28, 2023

The faces of the five recipients of the UC Berkeley 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award are in circles in this composite image.

Five UC Berkeley instructors chosen for 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award

March 20, 2023

Annie the peregrine falcon looks closely at her four rust-colored eggs of 2023.

It’s a four-egg clutch for UC Berkeley peregrine falcons Annie and Lou

March 13, 2023

Cal Falcons PhotoShopped the heads of falcons Lou (right) and Annie (left) onto an old black-and-white photo of their namesakes, naturalists Louise Kellogg and Annie Alexander.

Welcome, Lou! UC Berkeley’s new male falcon gets a name

February 22, 2023

The new male falcon flies facing the camera, his wings lifted above his head and his feet dangling.

Vote now! Here are the finalists in Berkeley’s falcon naming contest

February 17, 2023

Diane Coppini, director of engineering technical sevices at UC Berkeley's Facilities Services, leans against a white Facilities Services vehicle. She is wearing a beige blazer and jeans and is looking at the camera with her hands folded at her waist.

I’m a Berkeleyan: Diane Coppini’s campus career began as a student-plumber

February 16, 2023

Students gather on Feb. 12 for a candlelight vigil at Sather Gate to honor the quake victims in Turkey and Syria.

Quakes in Turkey and Syria hit home at Berkeley, where aid is underway

February 14, 2023

The new male falcon destined to be Annie's new mate in 2023 sits on a face of the clock on the Campanile

It’s Valentine’s Day: Let’s name Annie the falcon’s new mate

February 14, 2023

A workman removes lettering from Moses Hall on the morning that campus officials announced the building was being unnamed. The worker is chiseling the letters off and standing atop a ladder.

UC Berkeley’s Moses Hall is unnamed; its namesake held racist beliefs

February 7, 2023

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