Bears around the world
UC Berkeley’s study abroad programs attracted more than 1,700 students from fall 2016 to summer 2017, studying in 40 countries across the globe.
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New test distinguishes Zika from similar viral infections
Campus researchers and Humabs BioMed, a private antibody therapeutics biotechnology company, have created a new test that helps differentiate Zika virus infections from infections of similar viruses.
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Vitamina de abacate
Now that the semester has started, it seems like summer is finally over. We’re going back to school, back to work and back to single-serving frozen dinners. But even though colder weather is coming to us, for half the world the summer is just getting started. Let’s take a foray into
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Sports with Sophie
The New York Times described them as “drunken antics.” The phrase, when read alone, conjures up images of tipsy teenagers running around and pulling pranks — perhaps TPing or ding-dong ditching a house. What doesn’t come to mind when one reads such a lighthearted phrase is grown men vandalizing a
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The Bumpy Road to Rio
As questions swirl, disease spreads and body parts float ashore, Olympic officials still refuse to face the music
The road to Rio is paved with good intentions: NBC features on bubbly gymnasts, comeback tales of swimmers vying for one last glimmer of aquatic glory and unexpected failures in track trials that resign former stars to the wayside of Americans’ collective consciousness. For others, however, the Rio de Janeiro
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Leslie Odom Jr. moves on from ‘Hamilton’ with self-titled jazz album
There’s a bit of a problem that comes along with being wrapped up in art of the highest caliber. Idina Menzel may very well have to sing “Let It Go” for the rest of her life and “You’re the One That I Want” from “Grease” probably haunts John Travolta to
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Former Cal track and field star Alysia Montano wins gold, silver at 2015 Pan American Games
The Cal alumni medal haul at the 2015 Pan American Games continues to grow, as former Bear and track and field star Alysia Montano captured silver and gold in Toronto. Montano began her journey to the podium Tuesday by finishing second in the 800-meter semifinal with a 2:02.95. She placed
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Luca Cupido stars in US men’s water polo run to gold medal at Pan American Games
By the end of the U.S. men’s water polo team’s run to first place at the 2015 Pan American Games, Cal rising sophomore Luca Cupido proved that his many believers, who have created so much hype around him, are believing in anything but fool’s gold, as he shot himself into
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Current, former Cal swimmers win 10 medals at Pan American Games
Over the years, Cal’s swimmers have triumphantly showcased their skills at college competitions in the United States, and many of them have been so successful that they’ve helped place the Cal men’s and women’s swim teams at the top of swim programs in the nation. Two current Bears and four
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US prepares to face Colombia in round of 16 match
For the U.S. Women’s National Team, the reality of its round of 16 fixture against Colombia on Monday is clear: win or suffer the consequences. Despite their mixed performances in the group stage, the Americans will enter the match as the favorites to advance to the quarterfinals. The United States’
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