Former UC Berkeley professor, researcher Nilabh Shastri dies at age 68
Nilabh Shastri, a widely admired and inspirational UC Berkeley professor in the department of molecular and cell biology, died Jan. 22 at the age of 68.
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Author Archives: Katherine Shok
Healthy vegan-friendly restaurant Califa’s Greens opens in Berkeley
Bringing a new kind of fresh and nutritional food to Berkeley, Califa’s Greens, a vegan health-focused restaurant, opened Jan. 19 on University Ave.
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UC Berkeley researchers examine cross-boundary wildlife conservation funding
In a wildlife conservation study published Dec. 8, 2020, UC Berkeley researchers found that management and conservation of cross-boundary wildlife activity in national parks are lax.
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UC Berkeley graduates reflect on job searches, creating opportunities, luck
Although COVID-19 has complicated graduates’ ability to obtain jobs, it expanded the creative bounds of graduated seniors.
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Who We Are S01 E04
Opinion editors Aidan Bassett and Kat Shok address the importance of allyship in the queer community, examining the intersection of queerness with race as they discuss how queer people should be allies — and how nonqueer people can best practice LGBTQ+ solidarity.
Who We Are S01 E03
Opinion editors Aidan Bassett and Kat Shok explore the notion of queer community, how well it welcomes — or at times, erases — different queer identities and how queer community manifests differently for everyone.
Who We Are S01 E02
Opinion editors Aidan Bassett and Kat Shok discuss the power of media representation — and misrepresentation — to influence how younger queer people see themselves and to shape or distort how the queer community appears to the wider world.
Who We Are S01 E01
Opinion editors Aidan Bassett and Kat Shok discuss their experiences coming out and coming to terms with being queer, examining the role models, media, pitfalls and joys they encountered along the way.
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Off the Beat
I didn’t see choosing to study French as an affront to my heritage or as leaving my culture behind. But my mother disagreed.
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Attention to all boomers: Beware, Gen Z is coming in hot
Born between 1997 and 2012, we represent change. Gen Z is more diverse than any other generation.
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