honors and awards

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Awards

UC Berkeley teams nab top prizes at national affordable housing competition

After years of campus teams coming tantalizingly close to first place, an interdisciplinary group of graduate students won the top honor for a housing development plan that balances feasibility with innovation.

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Arts & culture

Six UC Berkeley alumni named 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners

The four 2025 UC Berkeley University Medal finalists, in a photo illustration with each student headshot in a gold oval against Berkeley-blue background.

Awards

In turbulent times, 2025 University Medal finalists excelled through idealism, hard work

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Awards

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

Several Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni honored with 2025 Pulitzer Prizes

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National Academy of Sciences adds eight from UC Berkeley to its ranks

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Pulitzer-winning journalism professor discusses a ‘radical’ Berkeley experiment to develop the next generation of investigative reporters

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Two Berkeley professors receive prestigious Guggenheim fellowships

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Seven faculty members named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Fiona McFarlane holds an award for The Story Prize and smiles

English Professor Fiona McFarlane’s ‘Highway Thirteen’ wins The Story Prize

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Ever heard of Fred Ross Sr.? New documentary chronicles the legendary organizer’s work

Headshots of Helen Bateup, Dan Garcia, Kranthi Mandadapu, Mark Sandberg and Sarah Stanley

‘Tremendously effective teachers’: Five UC Berkeley instructors receive Distinguished Teaching Award

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UC Berkeley professor Brian Staskawicz awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture

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Six young faculty members named Sloan Fellows

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Michael I. Jordan receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award for advances in machine learning

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Five UC Berkeley faculty named to National Academy of Engineering

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