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People

How one Gender Equity staff member fosters community for LGBTQ+ students on campus

Joanna Villegas, the assistant director of student programs and leadership at the Gender Equity Resource Center, reflects on the work they do and shares resources available for students.

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Politics & society

‘We the people’ is a timeless ideal of American democracy. What’s gone wrong?

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Events at Berkeley

Berkeley Talks: How the tobacco industry drove the rise of ultra-processed foods

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Research

A T. rex with feathers? Scientists say dinosaurs were likely different from what most of us picture

Spotlight: Commencement 2025

Two students hug each other wearing their regalia in the bleachers at UC Berkeley's 2025 campuswide commencement on May 17.

At UC Berkeley’s campuswide commencement, grads were grateful for their personal growth — and four Big Game wins in a row

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

Priyanka D’Souza, pictured sitting on one of the wheeled stools installed as part of her MFA exhibition, before various works created for the exhibition mounted on a shelf viewable at seated height.

This Berkeley MFA exhibition probes how museums and institutions exclude disabled bodies

Research

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Mind & body

Scientists complete the most thorough analysis yet of India’s genetic diversity

A comparison of more than 2,700 complete genomes from South Asians uncovers a wealth of ancient and recent diversity and genetic links to disease.

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Politics & society

Proposed Medicaid cuts could have a ‘far-reaching, disproportionate’ impact on older workers

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Law

UC Berkeley experts react to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on medical care for trans minors

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Research

Berkeley engineers develop customizable, 3D-printed robot for tech newbies

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Politics & society

New research says framing protests as fights for civil rights ‘backfires.’ So what might work?

Arts & culture

A group of seven UC Berkeley scholars stand in front of an art piece during their travel seminar to Senegal

Creative Berkeley scholars traverse the globe to experience international art

A painting by Chiura Obata called Sunset, Watertower, March 10, 1943, was done in ink, color and mica on paper while he was in an internment camp. It shows a vibrant sunset behind a watertower in a desolate landscape. There are telephone lines in front of the tower and mountains in the far distance.

Legacy of Chiura Obata, artist and former UC Berkeley professor, endures on campus

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Podcasts

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Science of Happiness: How to feel hope in a time of uncertainty

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Berkeley Talks: Energy justice expert on his pursuit for affordable and clean energy for all

People

Noah Whiteman

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

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Professor Jennifer Chatman named dean of Berkeley Haas

Campus & community

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UC Berkeley ranked nation’s top public university by U.S. News

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UC Berkeley teams nab top prizes at national affordable housing competition

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