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Berkeley Social Sciences launches comprehensive internship program to prepare students for meaningful careers

February 13, 2024
by Alexander Rony

Berkeley Social Sciences launched a new program recently to better equip students for successful careers by giving them real-world experiences. The Social Sciences Career Readiness Internship Program (SSCRIP) prepares students for a variety of professions by offering skills workshops, personalized coaching, internship placement assistance, and stipends for unpaid and low-paid internships.

"Our responsibility towards...

MPS Scholars learn from the best: Berkeley alums

January 19, 2024
by Alexander Rony

In October, Audrey Liddle joined dozens of students in Durant Hall’s bookshelf-lined atrium to listen to a group of accomplished alums share lessons from their careers. Liddle, a first-year student in astrophysics, was still processing all the opportunities available to her at UC Berkeley and beyond. Her future’s open-ended horizon could feel overwhelming at times.

“I grew up assuming that adults somehow had an ‘aha’...

Rethinking the way we think about thinking: A Q&A with Dan Feldman

January 4, 2024
by Alexander Rony

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Neuroscience is in a historic era of major discovery, according to Dan Feldman, a professor of neurobiology at UC Berkeley.

For years, neuroscience has steadily grown as a major strength at Berkeley. Now...

The Morgans on becoming Builders: “Leave something behind that’s more than you can be”

December 14, 2023
by Alexander Rony

Brad Morgan and Julie Shin Morgan found their people at UC Berkeley. Julie’s best friend for life, Stella Sebastiani. Brad’s mentor, Paul Bartlett, and his first labmate, Yumi Nakagawa. And, at a party filled with chemistry students and church youth counselors, they fell for one another — “a small town Midwestern boy and a big city girl from LA,” as Brad said.

Moving to Berkeley had been a culture clash for both...

Irfan Siddiqi sees a bright future ahead for Berkeley Physics

December 14, 2023
by Alexander Rony

For Irfan Siddiqi, becoming chair of the Department of Physics is about giving back. Since his arrival at UC Berkeley in 2006, Siddiqi has enjoyed the opportunity to teach, write a quantum textbook, and work with stellar graduate students in his lab. Now, he is helping the department plan how to build the “labs of the future” to advance education and research with modern tools.

Globally recognized as an expert in...

UC Berkeley’s Chilean partnerships bring cosmic mysteries to light

December 13, 2023
by Alexander Rony
The group climbed the observatory's stairs and took in the sight they had traveled so far to see: the multistory frame that will soon house the largest digital camera ever constructed. For Steven Kahn, the trip to Chile was both a homecoming and a validation of years of meticulous planning.

A philanthropic innovation strives to advance humanity through science and community

August 23, 2023
by Alexander Rony
William “Bill” Wing Yen Chu used to enjoy poker and golf until those hobbies were overtaken by a new passion: philanthropy. Hearts to Humanity Eternal is the radical experiment that formed out of Chu’s efforts to rethink what a grantmaking organization can be.

Basic Science Lights the Way series grants public access to great scientific minds

July 14, 2023
by Alexander Rony
This past semester, members of the UC Berkeley community were treated to another thought-provoking series of talks that showcased the work of professors whose research provides the foundation of knowledge for many real-world applications.

Britt Koskella: How to feed a growing — and changing — planet

June 28, 2023
by Alexander Rony
With the world’s population expected to surpass 10 billion people by the middle of the century, nutritional concerns have become much more pressing. The Koskella Lab searches for sustainable treatments for various diseases and pests that impact farmers’ crops. To do so, Koskella and her researchers are looking closely at bacteria.

From newt love-balls to Einstein’s brain, exclusive biology trips delve into the unique and spellbinding

June 14, 2023
By: Alexander Rony

UC Berkeley’s Division of Biological Sciences hosted a series of immersive outings to expose alumni, supporters, and friends to some of Berkeley’s top researchers and most memorable research subjects, including rare wildlife, famous brain samples, fluorescent worms, and experimental produce.

A California newt on its migration across the muddy hillsides.

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