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How 9/11 changed America
September 9, 2021
Scholars offer insights into the tragic day’s continued impacts on health, travel, politics and the media.
Maryam Karimi: This generation in Afghanistan will not give up
September 9, 2021
The third-year student, born in Afghanistan in September 2001, has seen a lifetime of struggle in her home country but still expects her generation to persevere.
UC Berkeley students, staff and faculty launch Afghan scholar rescue campaign
August 27, 2021
A campus team has launched a fundraising program to help Afghans flee their country as it falls to the Taliban.
DACA in doubt after court ruling: 3 questions answered
August 5, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that DACA, a policy that shields undocumented young immigrants from deportation, could continue. Now a Texas court says it can’t. An immigration lawyer explains.
We need your voice! Join our team of UC student advocates
July 16, 2021
Lawmakers listen when students speak out and share their stories.
How concerned should we be about the Delta variant?
July 8, 2021
Experts share their thoughts about the SARS-CoV-2 variant, which is now in nearly every state.
Award-winning UC Merced grad works to improve wheelchair accessibility
July 1, 2021
Strauss Foundation scholar Joseph Bello focuses on getting people the wheelchairs they need, faster.
Increased use of household fireworks creates a public health hazard, study finds
June 30, 2021
The impacts are most pronounced in Southern California’s low-income communities, researchers say.
How research is helping win the fight for trans rights
June 24, 2021
Despite a flurry of anti-trans legislation in conservative states across the country, there are many reasons to be hopeful, say UCLA’s Williams Institute experts Christy Mallory and Brad Sears.
Women are seeking election for the long haul
June 24, 2021
A new study suggests that nationwide data show women are in politics for the long haul, win or lose.