honors and awards

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Awards

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

The 2024 class of AAAS fellows includes UC Berkeley researchers from the fields of biology, physics, psychology, engineering and statistics.

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Arts & culture

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

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Arts & culture

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

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Awards

‘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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Economist James A. Robinson, a new Nobel laureate, left a lasting impact in his years at UC Berkeley

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David Baker, a UC Berkeley Ph.D., awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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