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UC Berkeley professor in mechanical engineering Oliver O’Reilly will serve as campus’ interim vice provost for undergraduate education beginning July 1.
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Paul Rabinow, UC Berkeley professor emeritus of anthropology and world-renowned anthropologist, died April 6 at the age of 76 in his Berkeley home.
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After 40 years at UC Berkeley, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos will be returning to his alma mater, the University of Chicago, or UChicago, as its next president.
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UC Berkeley professor emeritus Leo Goodman, who others considered a “giant in his field,” died Tuesday at the age of 92 due to COVID-19.
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UC Berkeley’s College of Chemistry established a new lectureship for research from traditionally underrepresented scholars in honor of campus graduate professor William Lester.
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A study led by campus co-director of the Climate Impact Lab Solomon Hsiang predicts that, without further intervention, global mortality rates resulting from climate change could reach the average mortality rate of all infectious diseases combined by 2100.
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Prominent activist Wayne Hsiung is running for mayor with a pledge to only receive funding from citizens as well as bold plans to eradicate homelessness and carbon from the city within five years.
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Making the submission of standardized testing scores optional will benefit the UC and the state of California. It is a step in leveling the playing field and reflecting the state’s diversity. When other colleges and universities made the submissions of test results optional, they saw an increase in applicants and enrollment of Black and Latinx students.
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Speed, stamina and a quick wit. These are the skills it takes to succeed in the Berkeley Mystery Hunt, a campuswide puzzles challenge that ran biannually on the UC Berkeley campus from 2011-16.
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When Susan Sontag, celebrated American writer, thinker and philosopher, wrote these words in her diary “Reborn,” she was still a freshman at UC Berkeley.
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