Nobel Prize

Oliver Williamson, a Nobel laureate in economics and UC Berkeley professor, died after a period of failing health May 21 at the age of 87.

In order to support graduate students in the long term, the UC system must make a dedicated effort toward upholding academic progress by giving GSIs COLA.

The Perlmutter supercomputer, named after Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist and UC Berkeley physics professor Saul Perlmutter, is designed to support data analysis, machine learning and large-scale simulations.

An experimental research method that began in the work of campus professor Edward Miguel and his former doctoral adviser led to the awarding of a Nobel prize on Monday.

Let’s give a hearty “Go Bears” to UC Berkeley’s famous fictional alumni and faculty from some of the most iconic books, movies and television series.

Over a literary career lasting half a century, Morrison has crafted words that have opened readers’ eyes to the power of literature.

The 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded Monday to Paul Romer, a former UC Berkeley economics professor, who shares the prize with Yale University professor William Nordhaus.

Maybe the events of last week — Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court, UC Berkeley’s abysmal equity index score and the disappearance of Washington Post columnist and Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, for a start — have made you feel a sense of deep dissatisfaction in governments, both local and global.

UC Berkeley alumna and professor at the California Institute of Technology Frances Arnold was awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday — the fifth woman in history to win this prize.