UC Berkeley climbs Forbes ranking as best US public university
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According to the new Forbes America’s Top Colleges 2018 list, UC Berkeley ranked as the No. 1 public school in the nation.
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Education as a ‘public good’: UC Berkeley offers Data 8 course for free online
Data 8X, the course’s online equivalent, is free to audit, but students must pay in order to take exams and receive a certificate. This certification, however, will likely not transfer as academic credit or satisfy the data science major requirement, according to Cathryn Carson, the faculty lead of the Data Science Education Program.
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The burden of representation
At the hub of modern college activism, Cal student-athletes are afraid to speak out. Why?
629 days before Colin Kaepernick first took a knee during the national anthem on a late summer night last year, Mikayla Cowling pulled out her phone and opened up Twitter.
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UC Berkeley ranks No. 6 in World Reputation Rankings
UC Berkeley ranked #6 in the Times Higher Education World Reputation rankings—a list compiled based on research and teaching quality—for the seventh year in a row.
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Democratization of data science and emergence of citizen scientists
The emerging trend of cheap, widely available analytical tools has led to a “democratization” of data science and the rise of the so-called citizen scientist.
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Rare peregrine falcons claim UC Berkeley’s Campanile as temporary home
Forget the little stone bear in South Hall’s balcony railing. At UC Berkeley, there are two new subjects for a quick game of “I Spy” — a pair of rare peregrine falcons atop the Campanile.
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UC Berkeley researchers find link between mind-wandering and creativity
After two years studying the topic, UC Berkeley researchers and others have published a review on how thoughts flow when the mind is idle — calling into question the stigma surrounding mind-wandering.
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Stall Catchers game enables citizen scientists to accelerate Alzheimer’s research
A team featuring researchers from UC Berkeley hopes to spur contributions to Alzheimer’s disease research by developing an online game that enlists citizens as scientists.
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Multi-campus collaboration to research intersection of human life, artificial intelligence
A multi-campus research collaboration featuring UC Berkeley professors that will explore the intersection of artificial intelligence and human life officially launched this week.
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Campus alumnus fills in as ASUC executive director of student union
Daryl Ansel, a campus alumnus, will become the new ASUC executive director of the student union starting July 11.
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