Walking with wildflowers

Gathering data on the Pacific Crest Trail

Photo by Shayne Estill
Jennifer Doudna and Jonathan Weissman

GlaxoSmithKline taps UC’s CRISPR expertise to speed drug discovery

Three people in a workspace, one standing up gesturing and the other two with laptops

Berkeley’s renegade history fuels its rise to the top in startup competition

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Astronomer Marshall Perrin pictured in the foreground with the Magellanic Clouds — two satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.

Jupiter-like exoplanets found in sweet spot in most planetary systems

Overhead photo of San Francisco buildings

Housing Lab helps startups that aim to make housing less expensive

a woman coaching from the sidelines on a basketball court

Gottlieb leaves Berkeley to blaze trails as Cavaliers’ assistant coach

Chancellor Carol Christ in front of the Campanile

Chancellor announces plans to honor African Americans’ contributions to the nation

“Berkeley is a glorious place. Everywhere you turn you find this commitment to excellence.”
Oliver Williamson, 2009 Nobelist, economics

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Photo: San Andreas fault

1887

Earthquake science

Earth sciences professors set up the Western Hemisphere’s first string of seismographic stations, to systematically record seismic activity and publish these earthquake records.

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