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Two women in professional attire, one Black and one Latina, hold up copies of a book with the title Normalizing Inequality.

How do Californians tolerate extreme inequality?

May 28, 2026

In a black-and-white close-up photo, a Black woman gazes thoughtfully as she coddles a baby wrapped in a blanket.

For Black Americans, wealth offers scant protection from pregnancy risks, scholar finds

May 18, 2026

homeless family

Homeless people need more than shelter to achieve well-being, study finds

May 14, 2026

image of front and back of a golden medal

Six UC Berkeley Journalism alumni among 2026 Pulitzer Prize winners

May 6, 2026

Three college-age young people sit on a lawn outside a building eating a meal on sunny day.

CalFresh benefits help students succeed in college, new UC study finds

May 6, 2026

A black-and-white archival photo from the late 1970s showing a crowd of students walking through Sather Gate on the UC Berkeley campus.

Berkeley Talks: How the American university’s success led to its modern challenges - Audio

May 1, 2026

Goldman School Dean Wilson next to a hand holding up a 'Voted' pin

Watch: Democracy policy goes beyond the ballot box, Berkeley dean says - Video

March 26, 2026

Two women seated side by side look left while in a classroom discussion. A third woman, at right in the foreground of the image, looks straight ahead.

An urgent project at Berkeley Law aids immigrants in federal detention

March 4, 2026

A person in winter clothing waits on the steps outside a house as someone else peeks their head out of the door

What happened when canvassers tried to listen, not persuade

February 6, 2026

A half-dozen East African women smile and laugh as they walk by farm fields

A bold calculation: What would it cost to end extreme poverty worldwide?

February 3, 2026

A group of faculty sit around a table in a wood-paneled room, looking at a screen

Despite budget threats, UC Berkeley invests in six new tenure-track Asian American and Pacific Islands specialists

February 3, 2026

An photo illustration featuring an artistic arrangement of oranges, palm trees, flowing water and police cars.

Meeting basic needs: Possibility Lab issues new reports on water, food and public safety

January 29, 2026

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

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

January 20, 2026

An illustration featuring people of various ages walking through a landscape that features California hills, wind turbines, futuristic buses and housing.

Possibility Lab: Creating abundance in the built environment

January 16, 2026

Harry Edwards speaking behind a podium and gesturing with his hand to a group during an event at UC Berkeley in 2022

New course brings Harry Edwards’ sociology of sport to the next generation

January 15, 2026

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in handcuffs, is closely escorted by U.S. federal agents after his arrival in New York on Jan. 5, 2026.

Venezuela strike signals U.S. is ‘serious about reasserting dominance in Latin America,’ UC Berkeley scholar says

January 13, 2026