honors and awards

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Awards

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

David Barstow, the first journalist to win four Pulitzer Prizes and the chair of the Investigative Reporting Program, talks about how a bold program to give students ambitious, hands-on assignments has resulted in award-winning reporting by graduate students.

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Awards

Two Berkeley professors receive prestigious Guggenheim fellowships

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Awards

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

Fiona McFarlane holds an award for The Story Prize and smiles

Arts & culture

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

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‘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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Journalism professor and alums win awards for ambitious investigative reporting

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UC Berkeley awarded $2.6 million grant to counter arts censorship

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UC Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Academy Award

Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni shortlisted for Academy Awards

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Ken Ribet awarded math prize for influential proof

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UC Berkeley engineer Homayoon Kazerooni elected to the National Academy of Inventors

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