Goldman School of Public Policy

At the conclusion of this spring semester Robert Reich, the Carmel P. Friesen Professor of Public Policy at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, will officially retire from his teaching position. 

The campus chemistry and computer science departments ranked number one in the country in the U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 graduate school rankings, joining previous first-place finishes in English, history, psychology and sociology.

The California 100 initiative recently released results of its California Considers Deliberative Poll, revealing unexpected political accord, hope and curiosity for the future of California. 

The Student Policy Institute at Berkeley, or SPIB, hosted a panel Wednesday at campus' Goldman School of Public Policy to discuss policing in the East Bay. Organized by SPIB’s advocacy department, the panel featured Berkeley Law criminal justice professor Jonathan Simon, Underground Scholars Initiative member Cesar Garcia and campus legal studies major Spring Keosoupha.

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory is beginning to use technoeconomic analysis to predict the best avenues for decarbonization and climate change solutions.

UC Berkeley alumnus and incumbent Rigel Robinson has won the race for Berkeley City Council District 7 with 56 votes as of 7:40 a.m. Wednesday with 100% of the precincts accounted for. 

City Councilmember Rigel Robinson is focusing on student housing, equitable growth and enhancing student involvement in local politics for his reelection campaign.

Former Berkeley High School teacher Frank Schooley died at age 83 on Aug. 10 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Although Berkeley’s Sacred Rest Drop-In Center for houseless people is temporarily closed to accommodate a summer camp, Village of Love executive director and founder Joey Harrison has found other ways to serve the city’s unhoused community. 

Five robberies occurred in and around UC Berkeley within a span of 24 hours between Nov. 4 and 5, reflecting an increase in thefts and break-ins.