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Berkeley’s world-class economics department is celebrating Nobels won by two scholars: Robert E. Hall, a 1964 graduate and early-career faculty member, and Michael Woodford, a visiting scholar in the 2025-26 academic year.

Berkeley tied for ninth worldwide in the publication’s 2027 assessment of a record 2,297 universities.

UC Berkeley was again named the top public university in North America in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, released today (Wednesday, Sept. 30). Berkeley tied with Yale University for ninth overall, matching its standing in last year’s list.

Israel Sanchez wants to use his Berkeley education to make a difference for the Central Coast agricultural community in which he grew up.

In this first-person narrative, incoming first-year student Israel Sanchez reflects on selling his first patent at 17, his excitement about embracing everything that Berkeley has to offer, and working to make a difference in his agricultural community back home.

A flurry of events helped new students get settled as they officially join the Golden Bear family.

After volunteering to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy, Victoria Gray traded a life that felt hopeless for a future she never thought she’d see — and has become a voice of hope for millions like her. 

Victoria Gray’s pain started when her mom was giving her a bath in their home in Goodman, Mississippi. She was only 3 months old when she began crying inconsolably. Her mom tried giving her a bottle, she rocked her, but nothing helped. 

The Undergraduate Academic Building will welcome students this fall, alongside the Gateway, Moffitt Library and the Free Speech Movement Café.

There’s not a bad seat in the state-of-the-art 400-person auditorium. A naturally lit classroom feels more like a rustic retreat than a standard space to learn calculus. The fifth-floor conference room abandons any notion of a drab meeting space. 

More than 9,400 of the newly admitted class of first-year students are from California, representing 48 of the state's 58 counties.

The eight-qubit quantum processor is one of California’s contributions to the time capsule, which will be opened in 2276.

A quantum computing chip fabricated at UC Berkeley was chosen by California Gov. Gavin Newsom as one of the state’s contributions to a time capsule to be buried in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, or semiquincentennial.

Reflecting on a remarkable year!

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By clarifying the differences among various types of exploding stars, Filippenko enabled them to be used to measure the expansion of the universe.

More than 7,000 graduating students and 25,000 guests attended the campuswide ceremony at California Memorial Stadium.

"Every day is a new opportunity," said Charles Long, the 2026 University Medalist. "Nothing is set in stone."

Each of the four finalists for the 2026 University Medal embodies UC Berkeley’s core values: remarkable academic achievement and a deep commitment to public service. This year, all four come from the realms of science.

Progress on multiple new housing projects means all first-year students will have the option to live on campus for two years — with another major development in the pipeline.

Beginning this fall, UC Berkeley will guarantee two years of on-campus housing to all incoming first-year students, achieving a decade-long goal that has transformed and redeveloped multiple campus-owned properties in an effort to combat a longstanding student housing shortage.

More than 50 Berkeley programs landed in the top 25 in their fields.

UC Berkeley Engineering alum Paige Balcom is turning plastic waste into economic opportunity through her recycling company in Uganda

For most graduates, a life in rural or small-town California is the road not taken. But those who have become leaders in less populated parts of the state say their contributions, and their rewards, can be profound.

Production designer Nina Ruscio and casting director Cathy Sandrich Gelfond dish on designing “triggering” hospital sets, casting for raw authenticity and how their time at Berkeley taught them to watch life closely, turning every detail into material for an immersive narrative. 

Ask people what they love most about The Pitt, the HBO Max medical drama that debuted in 2025 and went on to sweep the Emmys, and the answer is almost always the same: It feels so real.