Study finds self-compassion helps college freshmen transition

UC Berkeley freshmen Jack Keane and Taylor Hamilton relax in the courtyard at the Unit 2 residence 
halls. Research indicates students who have more self-compassion are better able to adjust to college life
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UC Berkeley freshmen Jack Keane and Taylor Hamilton relax in the courtyard at the Unit 2 residence halls. Research indicates students who have more self-compassion are better able to adjust to college life

After moving 3,800 miles away from his friends and family in Ecuador, freshman Jinsoo Whang stepped onto the Berkeley campus ready to make it his new home. Read More…

3 UC Berkeley students win Yelp award

When three UC Berkeley students entered their computer science project last semester into a competition run by the business review site Yelp, they doubted they would win $5,000 and a meeting with the company’s representatives in San Francisco.
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