Physicist Richard A. Muller has transformed his popular Discovery Course, "Physics for Future Presidents," into a popular book of the same name, providing a must-know tutorial on everything from nuclear weapons to global warming.

A professor of immunology, biochemistry and molecular biology, Mark Schlissel was named dean of the Biological Sciences Division, replacing W. Geoffrey Owen, who served as dean from 2002 until retiring last month. 

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A strange metal brew lies buried deep within Jupiter and Saturn, giving important clues to the evolution of planets, according to a new study by researchers at the UC Berkeley and in London.

Forty-nine undergraduates are participating in the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURF) program, which  provides seniors contemplating further academic study with living expenses so they can engage in the kind of intensive research that forms the foundation for graduate work.

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