UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman wins Nobel for work on protein transport

Randy Schekman of the campus department of molecular and cell 
biology accepts his Nobel laureate parking pass while Dirks looks on.
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Randy Schekman of the campus department of molecular and cell biology accepts his Nobel laureate parking pass while Dirks looks on.

Randy Schekman, a UC Berkeley professor of molecular and cell biology, has been awarded the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research revealing the mechanisms that release proteins in human cells. Read More…

Rally at Sather Gate

So you got into Berkeley

Congratulations! We encourage you to practice your version of this Cal reaction. But what if you have other offers, and your heart is torn? You might already know that UC Berkeley is the No. 1 public university in the world. You also already know that Berkeley is in sunny California with Read More…

UC Berkeley graduate wins Nobel Prize in Economics

UC Berkeley alumnus Thomas Sargent shared the Nobel Prize in Economics Monday for research regarding the relationship between economic policy and economic indicators like gross domestic product, inflation and unemployment. Sargent, who is currently a professor of economics at New York University, received his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley in Read More…

Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony for Saul Perlmutter

UC Berkeley professor wins Nobel Prize

UC Berkeley Professor of physics Saul Perlmutter has won the Nobel Prize in Physics. Perlmutter, who will share the award with two other scientists, was recognized for his work studying supernovae. Brian Schmidt, an astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University, and Adam Read More…