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Law

UC Berkeley students’ human rights research was highlighted in pulled ’60 Minutes’ story

CBS' new editor-in-chief halted the release of a segment that included interviews with a team from the Human Rights Center's Investigations Lab about conditions at the CECOT prison.

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Humanities

Berkeley Talks: How do we make better decisions? (revisiting)

Research

UC Berkeley joins two new initiatives to accelerate responsible AI in California

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Humanities

‘Nudges’ aren’t always good for society, UC Berkeley economics study finds

The surprising ecological benefits of cows

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Research on circadian rhythm of mosquitos seeks new ways to fight parasitic diseases

Six images, arranged with three on top and three on the bottom, that are a representation of the array of stories at UC Berkeley in 2025. The images include a photo of Gov. Gavin Newso interacting in a lab, two people looking at Indigenous language materials, a rocket on a launch pad, the book Startup Campus, a person holding a baby, and Nobel Laureate Omar Yaghi.

Nobel wins, psychedelic lilies and a mission to Mars: UC Berkeley’s top stories of 2025

A portrait of UC Berkeley's Josie Baltodano

UC Berkeley’s Josefina Baltodano named one of U.S. News’ 25 Best Leaders of 2025

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New open-source modeling tool helps countries achieve environmental goals

A group of Asian immigrants arrive at the Immigration Station on Angel Island in 1931

Berkeley Talks: The Page Act and the making of racialized US immigration control

Two UC Berkeley professors elected to the National Academy of Inventors

A photo of the top of UC Berkeley's Sather Gate

Settlement agreement with Dr. Yael Nativ

Tosh Lupoi named as Cal’s 35th head football coach

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Is work the new religion in Silicon Valley? This UC Berkeley professor thinks so

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Altered States: An investigation into near-death experiences

Randy Schekman sits in a chair in an empty classroom with an illustration of a yeast bud cell drawn in chalk on the blackboard behind him

Berkeley Talks: For Nobel laureate Randy Schekman, it began with pond scum and a toy microscope

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