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Research & Ideas

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

UC Berkeley Human Rights Center documents police violence in US

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The UC Berkeley Human Rights Center partnered with Amnesty International and documented uses of excessive force in U.S. police from May 26 to June 5.
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Research & Ideas

Friday, May 15, 2020
UC Berkeley computer scientist COVID-19 masks

‘A good measure of protection’: Researchers find universal masking policies lead to suppressed spread of COVID-19

If 80% of people wore masks when leaving their homes, COVID-19 transmission rates would be better contained, a UC Berkeley researcher and his team found in a study released April 21.
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Study Abroad 2018

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Top resources for navigating the study abroad process

Here are some programs and resources that could help you get started in your study abroad search.
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Obituary

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

An ‘amazing public orator’: UC Berkeley Italian studies professor Steven Botterill dies at 60

Botterill came to UC Berkeley from England in 1986 to become an assistant professor of Italian studies, according to Albert Russell Ascoli, a professor and colleague of Botterill’s for 23 years in the campus department of Italian studies.
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Campus

Sunday, June 18, 2017

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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Notes from the Field

Sunday, January 22, 2017

Berkeley Forum announces spring 2017 speaker lineup

A leading CRISPR-Cas9 researcher, the 14th librarian of Congress and the senior vice president at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are among the speakers featured in The Berkeley Forum’s spring lineup, announced Sunday.
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Study Abroad 2016

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

In conversation with Darin Menlove

Deciding to spend a semester or summer abroad is a big deal — it takes a lot of careful deliberating and planning.
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Obituary

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Retired UC Berkeley physics professor dies at 87

Stanley Mandelstam, a UC Berkeley physics professor emeritus remembered for his remarkable modesty despite his sizable contribution to the field of theoretical physics, died June 23. He was 87.
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Campus

Monday, May 9, 2016

UC Berkeley earns sixth-best global reputation

UC Berkeley’s reputation has officially been deemed sixth-best among universities worldwide by Times Higher Education, a widely acclaimed educational news publication based out of the United Kingdom.
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Campus

Monday, October 19, 2015

UC Berkeley plans to form ‘global alliance’ with 2 other universities

UC Berkeley will be forming a global alliance with the University of Cambridge and the National University of Singapore in a collaborative attempt to research issues of global concern, according to plans announced by the campus Friday.
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