While the UC Berkeley campus experienced the excitement of Cal Day, students in Zellerbach Hall participated in the annual TEDxBerkeley conference, designed to spark dialogue over issues ranging from the consumption of organic food to the push toward online education. The event, independently organized by the Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholars Read More…
As if you didn’t already have enough to do on 4/20 (um … Cal Day!), TEDx Berkeley has also been scheduled on that widely celebrated day. For those of you who are wondering, TED is not a person. It’s a world-renowned conference that brings together world leaders, innovators, individuals at the top of Read More…
UC Berkeley astronomy professor Alex Filippenko took to the skies on Wednesday when he flew with the U.S. Navy’s flight demonstration squadron—the Blue Angels. Read More…
Five planes took to the skies above the Bay Area Wednesday to create the world’s largest temporary art installation — the first 1,000 digits of the infinite sequence of pi. Read More…
The annual Perseid meteor shower will take place early Sunday morning and be easily visible to all stargazers, even those without binoculars or telescopes. The meteors are expected to streak across the sky between 2 a.m. and 4 a.m. on Sunday, and according to UC Berkeley Astronomy Professor Alex Filippenko, they Read More…
UC Berkeley researchers and astronomy enthusiasts throughout the Bay Area are gearing up for a once-in-a-century celestial event Tuesday known as the transit of Venus. In this rare astronomical event, the planet Venus will begin to cross between the Earth and the sun at 3:07 p.m. and become visible at Read More…
The Daily Californian reached out to professors for advice they had to offer to graduating seniors. The following is a collection of responses. Professors who responded: Robert Beatty, Professor of Molecular Cell Biology Robert Birgeneau, Chancellor Robin Einhorn, Professor of History Alex Filippenko, Professor of Astronomy Richard Muller, Professor of Read More…
