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Haunting informal portrait of Omar Gómez Trejo, in deep shadows but with a few slashes of sunlight across his face and shoulders

Mexican prosecutor Omar Gómez Trejo finds safe harbor at Berkeley’s Human Rights Center

August 2, 2024

President-elect Donald Trump in December, 2015, at a rally in Pennsylvania

After Trump’s election, women of color had more underweight, premature babies, study finds

July 25, 2024

dozens of tv screens showing various sporting events from the control room of the Beijing Olympics

What is lost — and gained — when Olympics coverage becomes a round-the-clock spectacle?

July 24, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks into a microphone outside of the White House, with a serious expression. President Joe Biden is to her side and slightly behind her, also looking serious.

Shifting from Biden to Harris, Democrats reset the race. But scholars see risks.

July 22, 2024

A firefighter points a hose at a burning structure, while orange flames blaze in the background.

Researchers reveal a hidden factor in California’s insurance crisis: The ‘winner’s curse’

July 18, 2024

At a table in the White House dominated by men, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lectures President Donald Trump

Berkeley scholar warns U.S. liberals: Either get tough, or get ready to lose

July 16, 2024

Michael Waldman and Maria Echeveste talk on stage in front of an audience

Berkeley Talks: How the Supreme Court divided America

July 12, 2024

The pediment and frieze of the U.S. Supreme Court building, bearing the inscription: Equal Justice Under Law

High court ruling on presidential immunity threatens the rule of law, scholars warn

July 2, 2024

A front-facing view of the U.S. Supreme Court

Supreme Court has ‘greenlighted the criminalization of homelessness,’ Berkeley experts say

June 28, 2024

A throng of students protest, with one student holding a bullhorn. They carry a variety of signs, but the prominent one says:

Young voters have growing power, but broken politics leave them ‘fatalistic,’ studies find

June 26, 2024

a compilation of four illustrations, including of a child, a wheelchair, and a brain, all centered around the word eugenics, meant to signify the numerous ways science and society are still shaped by the legacy of eugenics.

The legacy of eugenics

June 21, 2024

two photos side of side: on the left, the cover of the book, A Thousand Small Sanities; and on the right, a portrait of Adam Gopnik.

Berkeley Talks: Adam Gopnik on what it takes to keep liberal democracies alive

June 14, 2024

Claudia Sheinbaum pumping her fist and smiling while delivering a presidential victory speech behind a podium.

Claudia Sheinbaum just became Mexico’s first female president. It’s not surprising, Berkeley historian says.

June 4, 2024

Donald Trump looks toward a camera after a jury found him guilty.

Trump’s conviction ‘a triumph for the rule of law,’ but election impact is unclear, Berkeley scholars say

May 30, 2024

A mob of men, some wearing assault gear, pass by a

Racial resentment fueled Jan. 6 rebellion and opposition to House probe, scholars find

May 29, 2024

A graphic illustration featuring (at right) the face of a young woman, with smaller images of a pleasant commercial street corner, two young people viewed from behind as they walk and carry books, and police cars

In tough Oakland neighborhoods, a bold project builds public safety — and hope

April 24, 2024