Washington Post |

New U.S. poet laureate made a fantastic debut in DC

Juan Felipe Herrera, UC Riverside professor emeritus, is bringing a new sense of wonder and drama to the position.

UCTV |

Stiglitz and Reich on the Great Divide

Economist Joseph Stiglitz and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich reminisce about their days in the Clinton Administration. Get a dose of humor along with a lesson on the politics of income inequality across America.
UCTV |

Degrees of freedom

What does it mean to be free? Why is freedom important? How does freedom in moral and political life relate to freedom in the physical world? Join six of UC San Diego's scholars as they explore the degrees of freedom.
Los Angeles Times |

UC Berkeley among top 10 college museums

Cal — with six natural history museums, among others — is the only school in the West to break into CollegeRank's top 10.
University of California |

Public records: Nelson Gallery

UC Davis' Nelson Gallery is home to the UC Davis Fine Arts Collection — more than 5,000 works, including the work of Davis’ own faculty associated with the California Funk art movement: Arneson, Thiebaud, Wiley, Gilhooley, de Forest and more. Another example of the power of public.
High Country News |

Most native tongues of the West are all but lost

Of the roughly 70 Native languages still spoken in the region, many are down to their last speakers. A UC Santa Cruz linguist is helping to preserve aspects of these languages.
UCLA |

Long-lost MLK recording found

A long-lost audio recording of a 1965 speech at UCLA by the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has been unearthed on campus.
UC Davis |

Nobel laureates get creative

What happens when you give Nobel laureate scientists paper, crayons and tell them, “Draw your discovery?” You get the exhibition, “Sketches of Science: Photo Sessions with Nobel Laureates,” on display Jan. 6-28 at UC Davis' Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. It's the only U.S. showing of the exhibit.
Fig. 1 by University of California |

How Dr. Seuss created Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss is best known for his children's books. How did he go about putting them together? UC San Diego's Lynda Claassen walks us through his process of notes and sketches for the beloved 'Green Eggs & Ham.'
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley prof on ‘Becoming Richard Pryor’

English professor Scott Saul discusses his new book, 'Becoming Richard Pryor' — a richly researched biography about the comedian that's accompanied by a website, “Richard Pryor’s Peoria,” which presents more than 200 photographs and documents from Pryor’s first two decades in Peoria, Ill.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley’s military history

Famous for its Vietnam war protests, UC Berkeley is less-known for its long and unbroken tradition of military training and service.
Academy of American Poets |

Professor, poet Robert Hass receives Wallace Stevens Award

UC Berkeley English professor Robert Hass has received the Wallace Stevens Prize from the Academy of American Poets, adding to his honors that already include a Pulitzer Prize and serving as the U.S. Poet Laureate from 1995 to 1997.