Mathematical & Physical Sciences

Quantum researchers and campus leaders heralded the arrival of QuantrolOx at UC Berkeley’s Roger Herst Quantum Nexus. The occasion marks the first U.S. office for QuantrolOx, establishing a foothold for the qubit automation company at a leading quantum research hub.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is renewing its support for the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation (NSF CIQC), a multi-institutional research center spanning California and led by UC Berkeley. The far-reaching grant will supply UC Berkeley and its partner institutions’...

Five UC Berkeley faculty members have launched an open letter urging the University of California to reinstate SAT or ACT math scores for applicants to STEM majors, arguing that campuses need a clearer way to assess whether students are prepared for college-level quantitative work.

The effort has drawn more than 1,450 faculty signatures as of June 11 and pushed a long-running admissions debate back into public view....

We would like to wrap up the 2025–2026 academic year by congratulating all of the current Cal Bears and recent alums who received nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships this academic year, as well as those who submitted strong applications for more than 30 scholarship and fellowship programs our office supports.