Posts by Jason Pohl

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orange flames from a wildfire in California burning at night in the distance, with the silhouette of an oil and gas pumpjack in the foreground.

Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks, study says

June 25, 2024

a compilation of four illustrations, including of a child, a wheelchair, and a brain, all centered around the word eugenics, meant to signify the numerous ways science and society are still shaped by the legacy of eugenics.

The legacy of eugenics

June 21, 2024

William Carter wears headphones and listens as a computer program reads text from transcribed slave ship logs, the original of which is displayed on a computer screen.

With newly digitized slave ship logs, Berkeley Ph.D. student examines race, power — and literacy

June 12, 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum pumping her fist and smiling while delivering a presidential victory speech behind a podium.

Claudia Sheinbaum just became Mexico’s first female president. It’s not surprising, Berkeley historian says.

June 4, 2024

Donald Trump looks toward a camera after a jury found him guilty.

Trump’s conviction ‘a triumph for the rule of law,’ but election impact is unclear, Berkeley scholars say

May 30, 2024

Inside the two-year project to unify the UC Berkeley and Cal brands

May 28, 2024

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ stands at a microphone, outdoors, looking to the left and smiling.

Chancellor Christ talks encampment, legacy and retirement in her final Campus Conversations event

May 3, 2024

An abstract compilation of hundreds of numbers, sorted and ranked in a way that illustrates the way everything in life is increasingly counted and scored.

From Uber ratings to credit scores: What’s lost in a society that counts and sorts everything?

April 23, 2024

Rich Lyons portrait

Rich Lyons, longtime campus business, innovation leader, will be UC Berkeley’s next chancellor

April 10, 2024

Three people seated on a stage holding microphones and speaking to an audience about the importance and challenges of protecting free speech.

Campus free speech is essential for the ‘marketplace of ideas,’ leaders say at Berkeley event

March 26, 2024

A dot of an orange sun is visible through thick smoke generated by the Caldor Fire in South Lake Tahoe in 2021. Researchers are studying how smoke from fires like this can cause long-term health effects.

Wildfire smoke disproportionately affects California’s Indigenous communities, new research shows

February 29, 2024

A photo shows double-stacked shipping containers along a Berkeley street, with a view of the Campanile in the background.

UC Berkeley releases preliminary costs for closure of People’s Park

February 28, 2024

Harry Edwards stands on the sidelines of a football field speaking joyfully to a group of people.

From UC Berkeley to 49ers sidelines, Harry Edwards dreams with his eyes wide open

February 20, 2024

An illustration with a black background, wavy multi-colored lines across the bottom and an artist's depiction of a human head made from octopus tentacles

For new professor, psychedelics and octopuses may hold keys to the human mind

February 12, 2024

a photo of a hand extended outward and holding an Olympic gold medal from 1928 from Amsterdam

He led Cal to Olympic gold in 1928. Now his rowing medal is back at UC Berkeley

January 30, 2024

An image of a balloon with gold text that says "100% Done" in the foreground and people walking in the background.

Winter Commencement 2023 lessons: Embrace Berkeley’s values, pursue audacious goals

December 18, 2023