People

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Milestones

Pioneering theoretical physicist Mary K. Gaillard has died at 86

Gaillard's calculations correctly predicted the mass of the charm quark and contributed to the discovery of the Higgs boson as she triumphed over sexism in the field of physics.

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People

How one Gender Equity staff member fosters community for LGBTQ+ students on campus

a brightly colored rendering of a paved walkway. Many people seem to be enjoying it, including a couple with a bike. There are trees of various opacities, and one has red dots that appear to be fruit. In the background, multicolored apartments can be seen as well as a basketball court and squat community building.

Awards

UC Berkeley teams nab top prizes at national affordable housing competition

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Campus & community

Professor Jennifer Chatman named dean of Berkeley Haas

Noah Whiteman

‘The freedom to be fully human’: A Berkeley biology professor’s take on Pride and thriving in academia

Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton

Cal Director Of Athletics Jim Knowlton announces retirement

Maria Paz Gutierrez standing next to a structure that looks like corrugated cardboard.

UC Berkeley professor showcases flood-resilient architecture at international exhibition

A bald Black man in a suit jacket and button-up smiles in an outdoor headshot

Michael Bolden selected to be next dean of UC Berkeley Journalism

A group of 14 people who are involved in Coco Auerswald's project involving young people who experienced homelessness in the research process stand in front of a screen that reads

To understand youth experiencing homelessness, this UC Berkeley professor hires them

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George Leitmann, academic leader and decorated WWII veteran, dies at 99

Frank Cahill smiles and holds up his hands as colorful confetti is all around him, showing the fun, playful spirit of the spelling bee and the people who run it

The world’s top spelling bee is coming up. This Berkeley Ph.D. student built the word list.

A young woman holds her graduation cap and smiles. She is wearing a white dress and a gold-and-navy sash

Majoring in gender and women’s studies helped this graduate find her voice

a man in a red hat and winter gear stands onboard the green deck of a ship with red railing in Antarctica. He is holding a camera and filming something, looking focused.

In a tiny boat 7,800 miles from UC Berkeley, graduate students made a daring documentary

Malcolm Potts speaking

Dr. Malcolm Potts, gutsy global changemaker for reproductive health and women’s rights, dies at 90

An image of the Pulitzer Prize medal shows the front and the back. The medal is gold, with the image of Ben Franklin on one side and on the back is someone operating a printing press.

Six UC Berkeley alumni named 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners

The four 2025 UC Berkeley University Medal finalists, in a photo illustration with each student headshot in a gold oval against Berkeley-blue background.

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

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