“The people who lead, who change, who make a difference in the world? They have one thing in common… They’re relentlessly curious and ask questions about everything.” – Aravind Srinivas '21 Congratulations to the newest group of Cal alums! Relive the #CalGrad festivities: bit.ly/3MOY1zH

Winter Commencement is TOMORROW! We’re vibrating with excitement (not cold) 🤩 For the loved ones joining us online, check out the livestream on the Commencment website at commencement.berkeley.edu #CalGrad

From heartbreak to racism to personal truth, storytelling in pop lyrics has evolved, largely thanks to hip-hop's rise in popularity. UC Berkeley researchers analyzed over 5,000 @billboard.com Hot 100 hits to map the evolution of music over the past 60 years. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/12/f...

The concept of Winter Commencement being next weekend... Winter 2025 grads, do you have all the info you need to make it a day to remember? #UCBerkeley #CalGrad

A new series in "The Lancet", led by a UC Berkeley professor, equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/04/b...

Ran into Trouper during one of my strolls around campus. What a nice surprise, this is exactly what I needed during my break. Did you know you can sign up to walk Trouper, too? Don’t tell Winston…

🎧 Berkeley Talks: For Nobel laureate Randy Schekman, it began with pond scum and a toy microscope. Hear more in his podcast on Berkeley News. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/28/b...

This campus still shines even when the photos look like they were taken on a potato (they were taken on a keychain camera). #UCBerkeley #MyUCBerkeley #BerkeleyPOV

In her new book, UC Berkeley researcher Nina Beguš explores how art, history and literature provide a window into AI development, revealing a hopeful — and cautionary — path forward for humanity. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/01/h...

This past summer, fourth-year student Kelly Ko participated in a six-person pilot program for Pan Scholars, UC Berkeley's first summer internship program in Taiwan. The program was made possible by alum Steven Pan: gobears.me/49J4Axj

Send this to someone cheering on a Golden Bear on December 20 at Winter Commencement 🤩 For more info, visit commencement.berkeley.edu #CalGrad

Celebrating Thanksgiving the Hogwarts way 🪄✨ Our students put together the coziest, most magical potluck feast — from spellbinding dishes to house-pride vibes all around. Shoutout to Octavia Smith (MIMS '27) and IMSA! 🧡🤎 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjCBNXq

The civil rights icon and former federal judge Thelton Henderson was a witness to the violent efforts to block Black people from voting in the 1960s South. Today, he says, some want to turn back the clock. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/24/t...

A future without chocolate seems almost unimaginable. But according to UC Berkeley’s Brian Staskawicz, it is a very real possibility. Learn more in this thread.🧵

Glowing group: First-year students bring record-setting credentials and intriguing experiences to Berkeley Law: https://bit.ly/4nZMWc1 #BerkeleyLaw

For decades, Sally McLendon worked with Indigenous communities to document and learn about their languages. After her death, her notes and tapes were transported to the California Language Archive on campus, where they are accessible for others to learn from. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/06/2...

Reminder to winter graduates: The deadline to register to participate in Winter Commencement (and get your name in the program) is TODAY! Check your inboxes for an email from the Commencement team to register. #CalGrad

This semester, the new Korean studies major began accepting students. The program reflects surging demand across campus for a comprehensive and interdisciplinary evaluation of the Korean peninsula's language, history, and culture. gobears.me/4p6CBMk

Mark your calendars to celebrate a new class of graduating Bears! Winter (Commencement) is coming, December 20, 2025! #UCBerkeley #CalGrad #Commencement

Reminder: nominations for the Achievement Awards close TOMORROW! Learn more and nominate a Bear for an award: gobears.me/3CXGy3d

Came across a familiar tower at the Oakland Airport! Did you catch the UC Berkeley ad on your travels? It’s on display for the rest of the month.

Amid surging student interest in audio technology in a time of rapid technological change and profound uncertainty, the co-directors of the Center for New Music and Audio Technologies have many plans and aspirations for the center. gobears.me/4oqFrfn

How Berkeley changed everything for John Cho — from landing his first role to discovering what it means to be Asian American. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/04/t...

There’s a famous quote attributed to the eminent scientist Richard Feynman: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.”  Those eight words are a driving force for Patrick Shih, an associate professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley.

Bears in costume 🥸 Happy Caloween! 🎃

Two Nobel Prizes in one week. Research in chemistry, physics, AI and engineering that is regularly inspiring startups to solve the world’s most pressing problems. UC Berkeley ranked No. 1 for three straight years in startups founded, surpassing Stanford, Harvard and MIT.

Andrew Dillin is a professor of immunology and molecular medicine in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. In his spare time, he is forming a new Center for Unmet, Rare and Emerging Diseases (CURED) that aims to discover cures other organizations are not pursuing. gobears.me/47pCGn5

Welcome 🎉 to Dr. Brian TaeHyuk Keum, new faculty member in Community Health Sciences and part of the #UCBerkeley #AsianAmerican and #PacificIslander Transpacific Futures Cluster. He researches online oppression, #MentalHealth disparities, and #AAPI communities’ experiences. bit.ly/47Am4cy

Alumni Todd Roberts and Owen Kent first developed Reflex, their robotic rehabilitation device, in a UC Berkeley course. Now, six years later, they’re launching it through their company, ATDev, which aims to bring high-quality rehabilitation into the home. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/10...

Omar Yaghi grew up in Amman, Jordan, where he was responsible for collecting fresh drinking water. "I learned that water is precious," he said. Those experiences laid the foundation for his work developing MOFs that have revolutionized chemistry, and earned him the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

As the curator of UC Berkeley’s Salz Collection of Stringed Instruments, Carla Shapreau traces the rich histories of treasured, centuries-old violins and connects them to the next generation of musicians. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/17/t...

By partnering with the community, UC Berkeley researchers conducted a sweeping survey of California farmworkers on their experience working during wildfires. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/20/m...

At Philomathia Day last week, @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social Professor Jonathan Weigel was honored as the 2025 Philomathia Prize recipient. His research and work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo aims to reimagine state building in developing countries. Congratulations, Professor Weigel!

Edward Miguel, the son of immigrants from Uruguay and Poland, knew early on that his life in the U.S. was different from his family around the world.  As faculty co-director of @cega-uc.bsky.social and a professor of economics, he’s figuring out how to improve the lives the poorest people on earth.

In case you missed it, two bears were spotted in the New York Times on Sunday. Proud to celebrate John Clarke and Omar Yaghi, our newest Nobel laureates whose work demonstrates the power of fundamental research. Congratulations to these extraordinary scientists!

A story on the panel discussion I hosted during Homecoming weekend. Thank you to professors Ana Claudia Arias and Ken Goldberg; and alum Marco Lobba for joining me at this wonderful event! news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/06/c...

Missed out on #CalHC because you were on Berkeley Time? Check out the Homecoming playlist for lecture recordings and other fun stuff: bit.ly/4nR6HmE

ICYMI, professor emeritus John Clarke shared the Nobel Prize in physics with John Martinis and Michel Devoret, who worked alongside Clarke at Cal. In chemistry, Professor Omar Yaghi was recognized for developing metal-organic frameworks. Yaghi is our 28th faculty member who has won a Nobel Prize.

A champagne toast, remarks and media were waiting for Professor Omar Yaghi as he returned to campus today after his Nobel Prize win on Wednesday. 🎉 @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social @chancellorlyons.bsky.social @berkeleyinspire.bsky.social @berkeleycdss.bsky.social

CA Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a bill encouraging quantum innovation, positioning the UC Berkeley campus as a leader in the race to establish California and the Bay Area as a center of an emerging economy. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/03/g...

In recent rankings, @timeshighered.bsky.social ranked Berkeley as the #1 public university in the U.S. This adds to a remarkable run: Campus has also recently been named the #1 public university in the U.S. by @usnews.com, @thewallstreet.bsky.social & @forbes.com. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/08/u...

A $6 million gift from Bob and Colleen Haas to establish the Thelton E. Henderson ’62 Chair in Civil Rights Law was featured on @jbhe.com as a gift of particular interest to African Americans in higher education. https://bit.ly/4qgxVoC #UCBerkeleyLaw

Teresa Puthussery, a UC Berkeley vision scientist whose insights into the retina could one day help those with vision loss regain their sight, has been named a 2025 MacArthur “genius” Fellow. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/08/v...

Congratulations to Omar Yaghi, a Jordanian-American chemist at UC Berkeley, who was awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry today, sharing it with Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, Japan. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/08/u...

John Clarke, UC Berkeley emeritus professor, has been awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in #Physics. The @nobelprize.bsky.social committee honored Clarke "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit." news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/07/j...

Happy Homecoming! #CalHC Check out the schedule at homecoming.berkeley.edu/app for everything going on this weekend. We’ll see you around campus! 🤩

The UC Berkeley community is filled with people pushing the edges of what's possible, and the university honors them each year with the Achievement Awards. Co-presented by the UC Berkeley Foundation and the Cal Alumni Association, nominations are open until Nov. 7. gobears.me/3CXGy3d

It’s not déjà vu, it’s a fact! For the second year in a row, UC Berkeley has been ranked the #1 public school in the U.S. by @wsj.com’s 2026 Best Colleges list.