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News & Updates

Career

Jessica Schwabach: Addressing Climate Change with Food Sustainability

“In the early days, we had no idea what we were doing. We were science students who had not thought of ourselves as entrepreneurs.”

Lair of the Golden Bear

Welcome Home: Finding Your Rhythm at the Lair

A place where networks grow, traditions deepen, and new campers are welcomed but as part of a breathing, evolving community.

_{Sara Maamouri / Courtesy of Sara Maamouri} Cal Culture

Shattering the Lens: Sara Maamouri’s Courageous Cinema of Truth

From Tunisia to UC Berkeley to the global stage, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Sara Maamouri is redefining how Arab women are seen—and heard—through the lens of truth. Her documentaries illuminate identity, justice, and the power of authentic representation.

Career

Paul Bryzek: ‘Without Impact, a Business isn’t Sustainable’

“I learned in my previous career that if the impact part is missing from a business, it’s not very sustainable.”

Lair of the Golden Bear

What It Takes to Keep the Lair Running

This is your role-by-role guide to the jobs that keep the Lair running. By the end, you’ll see how every part—comes together to create the Lair’s special song.

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Upcoming Events

Apr
29

5:00 pm

The Big Open Questions in Science: Junk DNA, the Multiverse, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

basicscience.berkeley.edu

Apr
30

4:00 pm

The Ambassador Frank E. Baxter Lecture

Live Stream only

May
1

5:00 pm

Missing/Disappearing Bodies and Forgotten Geographies: A Korean Argentine Diasporic Viewing of Im Heung-soon’s Good Light, Good Air

Institute of East Asian Studies, Conference Room, 2111 Bancroft Way, 5th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94720

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Feeling the Dance

Blind patrons experience Alvin Ailey through sound and touch

_{Nathalia Alcantara}

Mixed Media: April 2025

Berkeley-grown works we recommend this month

Parking lot at Home Depot in North Haven, Connecticut appears less crowded than usual

_{February 28. ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News}

What If We Stopped Shopping?

A conversation with Lawrence Glickman M.A. ’89, Ph.D. ’92., on economic blackouts and consumer activism

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