Summer 2022

Ever wonder how an alum is doing in the real world? We hope to periodically share alum experiences — and how their time at Berkeley, including resources and advice — after graduation.

Welcome to alumnihood! Recent Graduate membership is just for the newest alumni in our Cal family.

Dear Campus Community,

As the academic year begins, I wish to provide an update about current conditions at the People’s Park site and our plans for construction of urgently needed student housing there. I also want to share factual information about the project’s essential elements, which include the preservation of nearly two-thirds of the site as open green space; two housing facilities — one for students and...

Coming from a long line of Iowa farmers, David Savage always thought he would do research to improve crops. That dream died in college, when it became clear that any genetic tweak to a crop would take at least a year to test; for some perennials and trees, it could take five to 10 years. Faced with such slow progress, he chose to study the proteins in photosynthetic bacteria instead...