People

A portrait of Nelson Graburn

People

Nelson Graburn, UC Berkeley professor who studied the effects and meaning of tourism, dies at 88

Graburn helped establish Berkeley as a hub for the study of tourism.

Brian Staskawicz standing in front of some trees.

Awards

UC Berkeley professor Brian Staskawicz awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture

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People

This shy California shrew avoided the camera and the limelight — until now

A gold-tinted composite photo showing four people awarded scholarships from the Robinson International Scholars Program. Three of the people look toward the camera, while one, with her hands on her hips, looks proudly to the side

Campus & community

After life as refugees, these UC Berkeley students strive to tackle global problems

Two people wearing UC Berkeley scoop dirt with golden shovels.

New Engineering Center to be named after UC Berkeley alumni Michael and Janelle Grimes

Trier Mortlock and Helen Kirkby sit close together on couch and smile happily

A storybook romance: Marriage proposal in Morrison Library

collage of six people, one woman and five men

Six young faculty members named Sloan Fellows

A portrait of Michael I. Jordan in his office.

Michael I. Jordan receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award for advances in machine learning

A collage showing headshots of Stuart Russell, Kristin Persson, David Schaffer, Victoria Coleman and Margaret Torn.

Five UC Berkeley faculty named to National Academy of Engineering

Arman Jaffer

20 UC Berkeley alumni, students and faculty shine on Forbes 30 Under 30 list

In Memoriam: Michael Burawoy

susan stone portrait

Susan Stone named dean of Berkeley Social Welfare

Litwack gestures while speaking in front of a bookcase

New African American history lecture series created to honor beloved professor

four people, the left two wearing name tags, stand in front of a blue backdrop that says Columbia University. They are smiling broadly.

Journalism professor and alums win awards for ambitious investigative reporting

Two flags representating the World Health Organization on the foreground, with a brightly lit background

Withdrawal from WHO could bring tragedy at home and abroad, public health professor says

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A Berkeley environmental epidemiologist’s journey from Woodstock to America’s salad bowl