Berkeley Inspire

It's timeeeeeee! With each ring of the Campanile bells, Homecoming draws nearer — time to reunite with your Cal family! Join us for Alumni and Parents Weekend at Homecoming, October 3–5, 2025: homecoming.berkeley.edu #CalHC #BerkeleyTime

After a year and a half of renovations, Professor Shimon Kolkowitz's lab operations finally begin. The lab will house ultraprecise clocks capable of keeping time with 19 decimal places of accuracy to test the fundamental theories of physics: bit.ly/3THcYUG

🎧#BerkeleyTalks: Economist @gabriel_zucman says a global minimum tax of 2% on billionaires would generate substantial revenue for governments worldwide and restore a sense of fairness. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/25/ber…

The University of California’s first endowed chair was created in 1872 for the teaching of Asian languages. Today, more than 60 languages are taught at Berkeley — more than any other UC: gobears.me/3IIG5Vt

Save the Date for our 2025 NorCal Benefit: Cal Band Night at the Museum! ✨ Join us on October 11th for a magical evening where Cal Band history comes to life! Formal invitation to follow. 📆 Saturday, October 11, 2025 | 4:30-7:00PM 📍Pauley Ballroom | UC Berkeley Campus

What do the looming cuts to Medicaid really mean? Health policy expert Dr. Will Dow breaks down the risks—and potential state-level response. publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/news/…

UC Berkeley Professor Timothy Tangherlini uses lessons from folklore and AI to understand how social media fuels the spread of conspiracies, and how we can use storytelling tools to stem the tide of misinformation. news.berkeley.edu/2025/02/05/why…

Program endowments from generous donors support student-athletes who earn world-class degrees while pursing championships on the field. With an ambitious goal to have all sports endowed, @CalAthletics currently has five: gobears.me/4lYmQFu

@UCBerkeley scientist James Allison's Nobel Prize-winning research on how T-cells fight disease—laying the foundation for immunotherapy as the fourth pillar of cancer care—couldn't have happened without NIH funding #SpeakUp4Science bit.ly/44eYWye

UC Berkeley's next University Development and Alumni Relations leader, Julie A. Lucas, has spent her career building high-performing, mission-driven teams and is known for her inclusive leadership, mentorship and ability to deliver results. gobears.me/4m5RIEl

A planned addition to UC Berkeley's Innovation Zone will expand lab space for the Innovative Genomics Institute and build out the largest innovation hub — Bakar Labs — at any U.S. university. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/17/cri…

The University of California is in every corner of our state — providing transformational educational opportunities, supporting farmers that feed us, finding breakthroughs that save lives, caring for over 11 million patients each year, innovating in national defense, energy…

Growing up in Lima, Peru, environmental science student Jhussahara Mendieta Bernabe learned the essence of resourcefulness. Thanks to the Rodríguez-Pastor Family Scholarship, that resourcefulness followed her to Berkeley: gobears.me/44KD1iY

UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/14/as-…

Happy 89th birthday, Troy Duster! ✨ Duster’s favorite quote, “Pass it on,” was told to him by a mentor. A grandson of Ida B. Wells, Duster has lived up to that motto. His contributions as a sociologist, Cal professor, and leader of Berkeley’s Diversity Project are felt today.

🌏 As our planet changes, @UCBerkeley's Madison Douglas is working to improve the models that tell us how quickly Arctic permafrost is thawing and how erosion and floods threaten water quality and infrastructure across the country. Learn more: bit.ly/4eIdjzZ

From heartfelt 19th-century letters to Swiftie bracelets, a UC Berkeley American studies course looks at the ways we’ve found connection with each other throughout history and examines the role of social media in modern friendships. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/09/thi…

Gabor A. Somorjai, a pioneering figure in surface science and catalysis, has passed away at the age of 90. A distinguished UC Berkeley professor and Faculty Senior Scientist at @BerkeleyLab, his groundbreaking work significantly advanced our understanding of chemical processes.

For the first time, neuroscientists have recorded activity from hundreds of neurons simultaneously in bats, providing new clues into how memories are stored. news.berkeley.edu/2025/07/09/uc-…

Patients forget 70% of what doctors tell them. This is why @UCBerkeley psychologist Allison Harvey says better memory and habit strategies could make mental health care more effective. bit.ly/3FRhRaz

From self-folding chairs to self-planting seeds, UC Berkeley’s Morphing Matter Lab is transforming what's possible in engineering design with their biomimetic materials. youtu.be/sV_MbbFObAc?si…