Profiles

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UC Berkeley Professor Darlène Dubuisson found ‘liberation’ in reading. It led her to study how Black people imagine better futures

Dubuisson, the newest faculty member in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, recounts her unconventional academic path.

Emma Pierson stands in front of a white board that is covered in mathematical equations.

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AI has a bias problem. Can we build something smarter?

Elizabeth Dupuis

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‘Stay curious’: Elizabeth Dupuis closes her final chapter at the UC Berkeley Library

Victoria Hernandez Padilla

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From ‘too much’ to just right: How one student found a home at Berkeley

(left) Then: Leyna Quinn-Davidson as a child; (right) Now: Lenya Quinn-Davidson on a private property near Yosemite National Park

Then / Now / Next: Ecologist Lenya Quinn-Davidson is rethinking California’s relationship with fire

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23 boxes and a suitcase full of tapes: How a linguist’s lifelong work is shaping Indigenous language today

A group of seven people pose for a photo that was taken during Cara Schulte's research in Bangladesh

Berkeley student documents ‘climate hell’ in Bangladeshi garment factories

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What history scholar Carlos Noreña is trying to discover about the Roman Empire

Her sisters — and growing up working class in Sacramento — inspired this student to push for climate justice

Ines Pajot

Captivated by the science of stars, this new student seeks energy solutions for Earth

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A trailblazer for educational justice, Ruben Canedo leads with vision, charisma and community-building

Julie A. Lucas

Julie A. Lucas appointed next vice chancellor for University Development and Alumni Relations

Noah Whiteman

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

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.

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

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