Become a UC Advocate
Lessons from Dante in a time of COVID-19
January 14, 2021
Reflecting on the poem’s renewed relevance on the 700th anniversary of its completion.
Women were the early big-game hunters of America, research suggests
November 5, 2020
The findings are a challenge to the old hypothesis (and familiar image) of ‘man-the-hunter.’
Meet UC’s 5 new MacArthur ‘genius’ award winners
October 16, 2020
Four UC alums and one faculty member will each receive a $625,000 unrestricted prize, or “genius grant,” as 2020 MacArthur fellows.
Discovering an icon in plain sight
September 10, 2020
A history grad student’s research leads to the discovery of Black nurse Biddy Mason in Depression-era murals.
Destroyed ancient temple now open for virtual exploration
August 20, 2020
The UC San Diego Library digitally reconstructs the famed Temple of Bel in Palmyra, Syria, five years after its destruction.
Legacy of Berkeley Law’s first Black female graduate lives on
August 6, 2020
Alumna Annie Coker is a little known, but important figure in history — the first Black woman in California to become a lawyer.
Walking through ancient Egypt with 3-D technology
March 11, 2020
Elaine Sullivan takes a fresh look at the ancient Egyptian burial site of Saqqara with some tantalizing new tools.
How the discovery of a racist speech led to the denaming of Berkeley’s Boalt Hall
February 6, 2020
Charles Reichmann made an unexpected discovery while investigating the debate around Chinese immigration in the 1870s.
The mystery of Easter Island revealed?
December 12, 2019
Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study says.
Shedding a new light on Egyptian mummies
November 21, 2019
Berkeley Lab teams work with Cairo University researchers to study soil and bone samples dating back 4,000 years.