Seeing Both Sides of the Algorithm
By H. J. ValerioWriter Jenny Williams helped tech companies try to make AI ethical. Then she learned it was trained on her own novel.
Human Behavior
First Person: “Keep Beating the Drum”
By Jeff Moyer, as told to James Pagett TollenJeff Moyer, “the troubadour of the Disability Rights Movement,” on the 504 sit-ins, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and why the movement needs new voices.
Editor’s Note: Fall 2026
By Pat Joseph“How strange it would be if the apogee of digital technology delivered us back to blank notebooks and pencils.”
Research Radar: Fall 2026
The upgraded sniff test, Cal's coral nursery, CRISPRing cancer, and more
Queen of Pain
By Chris BallardFor her next feat of endurance, Catherine Breed ’15 will swim the length of California.
Humble Recipient
By Apoorva TadepalliAuthor Amy Tan is Cal’s 2026 Alum of the Year.
Research Radar: Summer 2026
The latest findings and breakthroughs from Berkeley researchers
Mixed Media: Summer 2026
New works by Berkeley authors and artists
First Person: Healing Scars from the Inside Out
By Terry Healey ’87How adversity helped me discover new possibilities
Q&A: Noura Erakat’s Long Fight
By Hussain Khan, M.J. ’25The author and human rights attorney on Berkeley activism and what keeps her advocating for Palestinians.
The Calgorithm
By Jason TurbowHow Cal’s meme-crazed fan base vaulted the Bears into the spotlight
Major Decision
By Lizzy Rager, M.J. ’27How a new Berkeley course is helping first-year students find direction
