Posts by Public Affairs

Academy Award

Arts & culture

Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni shortlisted for Academy Awards

Documentaries made by Professor Jason Springarn-Koff as well as several alumni garnered Oscar nods.

Ocean Vuong and Cathy Park Hong

Arts & culture

Berkeley Talks: Poet Ocean Vuong on disobedience and the power of language

four images — two of people, two of scenery — next to each other in a collage. Each photo represents a different major story on campus.

Campus news

Bridging divides and marking milestones: The top UC Berkeley stories from 2024

an illustration of a woman walking among trees in a wintery scene

Campus & community

Science of Happiness: How to find calm through walking

a panel of four Berkeley professors sit in front of an audience

Berkeley Talks: How do we make better decisions?

students gather on sproul plaza

How the Free Speech Movement and Third World Liberation Front transformed Berkeley scholarship

A still image of UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons and Jen Lyons seated side by side looking into the camera in front of a fireplace.

Watch a holiday greeting from Chancellor Rich Lyons and Jen Lyons

a person holding a pippette at a lab bench

UC Berkeley professor takes stock of the CDC’s post-COVID reforms

Julie Hooper

Vice Chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations Julie Hooper steps down

Large and colorful birds made of paper are pictured against a blue sky

Can ecotourism help promote cultural diversity and biodiversity?

A teacher and his students in a classroom in Rwanda

UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action launches major new partnership with USAID

An empty high school hallway with lockers on both sides of the wall

Black students are punished more often, ‘no matter how you slice it’

From left: Marty Baron and Dean Baquet speak to an audience

Berkeley Talks: Veteran news editors on how the media covered the election

A person wearing safety glasses is seen looking through the porthole of a large experimental chamber that is bathed in purple light.

UC Berkeley engineer explores the promise of nuclear medicine

Percival Everett speaks at a podium at a UC Berkeley event

‘James’ author Percival Everett discusses his ‘Huckleberry Finn’ retelling at a campus event

Two people stand on a dirt road that cuts through a green field. Low hills are visible in the distance.

Helping Nevada’s rural and Indigenous communities navigate the renewable energy boom