California Magazine |
Meet Zona Roberts: The grandmother of the disability movement turns 103
How Ed Roberts and his mother Zona changed the world.
UC Berkeley |
The decades-long fight to make child care a national priority
Lack of support for early care and education reflects conventional thinking about the role of women, says trailblazing activist Marcy Whitebook.
UC Berkeley |
Rare beetle, rediscovered after 55 years, named in honor of Jerry Brown
While sampling for insects on the former governor’s ranch, a UC Berkeley researcher found a species of beetle that has not been observed by scientists since 1966.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business |
After the Silicon Valley Bank failure, Berkeley Haas faculty raise concerns about systemic weaknesses in banking
The problems of SVB were “banking 101,” experts say, but also possibly influenced by its close ties to one industry.
UC Berkeley |
Voting, race and religion: Is the U.S. Supreme Court a threat to democracy?
Scholars say the court may be helping to assemble a legal framework in which a shrinking base of white conservatives can rule the country long-term — even as a minority.
UC Newsroom |
The doctor is in: Meet California’s next wave of dedicated physicians
Educated during a global pandemic, they are passionate about addressing health inequities and leading a new era in medicine.
UC Berkeley |
In Ukraine, UC Berkeley experts are shaping the legal fight against war crimes
The Berkeley Protocol will assure that images from drones, satellites and millions of smartphones will be solid evidence in future trials.
UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center |
7 ways to have a healthier relationship with stress
A new book by renowned UCSF stress researcher Elissa Epel explains how stress affects our bodies at the cellular level and how to manage it better.
UC Newsroom |
17 UC faculty awarded 2023 Sloan Research fellowships
The prestigious award is granted to promising researchers likely to emerge as the next generation of scientific leaders.
UC Berkeley |
California takes a first step towards worker data rights
On Jan. 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect, marking the first time that workers in the U.S. will have the right to know when employers are surveilling them, and for what purpose.
UC Newsroom |
Serving the new California: 9 ways UC is working to cultivate a university as diverse as the state itself
Find out how UC is making a strategic effort to cultivate a student, staff and faculty community that reflects the state it serves.
UC Berkeley |
Among less-educated young workers, women and Black men are paid far less
Women of all races, as well as Black men, who have not attended college are paid dramatically less than Asian American and white men at similar education levels.