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…
Geoff Marcy says he has spent his career chasing the “stuff of science fiction.” Marcy, a campus astronomy professor, is one of four UC Berkeley researchers who may have a shot at this year’s Nobel Prize, according to Thomson Reuters, a firm that annually predicts contenders for the award. Read More…
UC Berkeley placed third in the Academic Ranking of World Universities out of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Read More…
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…
Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary Becker spoke to the campus Wednesday to confirm that even with increasing tuition rates, a college degree remains the “world’s best investment.”
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UC Berkeley alumnus David Wineland was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Tuesday along with French physicist Serge Haroche for their work with quantum optics. Read More…
UC Berkeley physicists involved in the search for the Higgs boson will hold a free public lecture and panel discussion Friday at noon. Read More…
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…
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…