University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA · Public · 33,068 undergraduates
University of California, Berkeley is a public university in Berkeley, CA. It admits about 11% of applicants, which makes it a reach for nearly everyone.
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- New campuswide project confronts the legacy of U.S. nuclear bombing in the Marshall Islands
Installations and events across UC Berkeley center this Pacific island nation’s stories of nuclear devastation, rising seas and cultural endurance. The post New campuswide proje…
Berkeley News· Oct 9, 2026
- What to know about WarnMe and emergency messages
Read an important reminder about campus safety alerts and how to stay informed during emergencies. The post What to know about WarnMe and emergency messages appeared first on Be…
Berkeley News· Oct 9, 2026
- A global, hardwired pause of frontier AI training is feasible, says new report
Scholars from top institutions, including UC Berkeley, have released a study that maps out — and confirms the viability of — such a pause. The post A global, hardwired pause of …
Berkeley News· Oct 9, 2026
- Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life. The post Using AI f…
Berkeley News· Oct 9, 2026
- Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature, with a chapter at UC Berkeley
Carson taught at Berkeley as the 2000-01 Holloway Lecturer in the Practice of Poetry and as a visiting professor in classics and comparative literature in the 1990s. The post An…
Berkeley News· Oct 8, 2026
- Watch: How UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory leads NASA missions like ESCAPADE
Perched high in the hills above campus, it's one of only two university-based centers in the U.S. capable of managing the entire life cycle of a satellite mission. The post Watc…
Berkeley News· Oct 8, 2026
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