Profiles

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Profiles

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

Collections at UC Berkeley's California Language Archive help keep Indigenous languages alive. This is the story of one of them.

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

Profiles

Berkeley student documents ‘climate hell’ in Bangladeshi garment factories

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Humanities

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

People

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.

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

Malcolm Potts speaking

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

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The key to success for this year’s University Medalist? Curiosity and collaboration

Ryan and Melissa Mattson in graduation apparel

How two graduating siblings found their ‘second act’ at UC Berkeley

Emily Thompson, clad in a cap and gown, holds her 2-year-old, Caspian, also wearing a small gown, while her other kid, River, stands next to her. She's smiling widely.

After wilderness therapy, this graduate found her own path at UC Berkeley

Kelly Sparks, Berkeley's new vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer, wears a black blazer and floral blouse. Her arms are crossed in front of her and she has dark-rimmed eyeglasses and shoulder-length blonde hair.

Kelly Sparks is campus’s new vice chancellor for finance, CFO

a young child looking through two bars of the wall between the US and Mexico

To understand immigration today, a UC Berkeley sociologist documented 200 personal stories