Posts by Edward Lempinen

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arcing rows of empty chairs in a legislative chamber

Global study finds most people want gender-balanced government, even if quotas are needed

May 21, 2025

In turbulent times, 2025 University Medal finalists excelled through idealism, hard work

May 8, 2025

Group portrait featuring (left to right): Julia Schaletzky, Smriti Mehta and Will Fithian, against the carved-stone backdrop of an elegant old campus building.

With right and left deeply divided, emerging UC Berkeley groups embrace the ‘vital center’

May 5, 2025

a classic building on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, with the Campanile towering in the background

UC Berkeley graduate programs soar to elite status in latest US News rankings

April 8, 2025

Bhavya Joshi, center, sitting around a table with African colleagues. Behind her, a window opens onto a forested landscape.

In a Kenyan camp, Bhavya Joshi teams with refugees to support women’s health

March 24, 2025

Trump may be planning a sharp, extended conflict with California, experts say

January 10, 2025

The U.S. Capitol dome against a backdrop of clouds and blue sky

Expect the worst? Political scientists have a pessimism bias, study finds

December 17, 2024

A photo illustration showing students streaming down a campus walkway. The outer frame is in black and white negative; the central frame is in full color.

With change coming to Washington, does higher education face a ‘dystopian’ future?

November 27, 2024

With a row of American flags on the left and right side of the frame, Donald Trump walks in the distance while supporters cheer

UC Berkeley scholars say the economy, sexism and conspiracies fueled Trump’s reelection

November 6, 2024

a casual portrait of john a. powell, tightly framed on his face. He is smiling and looking off to the side.

john a. powell: In a time of tense division, we must see the humanity in our opponents

November 1, 2024

The north entrace to the White House, in late-day sunlight, with a garden and fountain in the foreground and a deep blue sky in the background

Harris leads Trump by a wide margin in California, says new Berkeley IGS Poll

November 1, 2024

paired campaign-event images of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for president, and former president Donald Trump, the Republican candidate

A close presidential election could turn ‘messy’ — and maybe worse, scholars say

October 31, 2024

illustration featuring two views of the U.S. Capitol, mirror images in red and black

In a time of bitter polarization, Berkeley researchers find a promising solution

October 18, 2024

Economist James A. Robinson, sitted at a desk in a happily cluttered office, smiling as he waits to start a video interview

Economist James A. Robinson, a new Nobel laureate, left a lasting impact in his years at UC Berkeley

October 14, 2024

an older man, at left, confers in a medical office with a doctor (at right) who is holding out a prescription vial.

“Altruistic” doctors put patients before profits — and achieve better results, study finds

October 11, 2024

two women, left and center, listen to a third woman at right who is talking and gesturing

Bridging divides: from anger and mistrust to belonging — and hope

September 23, 2024