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Jen's portrait Washington Post

The Contrarian

By Steve Kettmann

Q&A with former Washington Post columnist, Jennifer Rubin ’83, J.D. ’86

Gollner observes a flame vortex inside in a laboratory Photo by Matthew Howard Ehrichs, University of Maryland

Q&A: Is Berkeley Next?

By Jesse Klein

Wildfire scientist Michael Gollner on protecting the East Bay from disaster

Collage of Nobel Prize winners' headshots Michiko Toki

High-Protein Nobels

By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17

List of Cal-connected laureates grows by four

Wildfire in Redwood Valley, with flames and smoke rising over the hills. Wildfire in Redwood Valley, CA, on July 16, 2017. Photo by Bob Dass. CC BY 2.0.

Here’s Why You Can’t Get Home Insurance in California

By Glen Martin

As wildfires abound in California, the state faces a mounting insurance crisis. Dave Jones explains why the current system is failing homeowners.

A colorful, illustrated scene depicting a crowd of people wearing green jerseys with the number Illustration by Michael Byers

Solving for Doomsday

By Hayden Royster

Harold Camping ’42 thought he had calculated when the world would end. Ten years after his death, he still has plenty to teach us about the dangers and appeal of “doing your own research.”

A professional portrait of Sa-Kiera Hudson. She is wearing a suit and a patterned tie, with a serious and contemplative expression on her face. Hudson has glasses and long dreadlocks. Photo by Jim Block

Five Questions for Social Psychologist Sa-kiera Hudson

By Nathalia Alcantara

This Berkeley Haas assistant professor is studying a less understood social emotion called “schadenfreude.”

Drone shot of People’s Park surrounded by double-walled shipping containers PHOTOGRAPH BY MARCUS HANSCHEN ’01, M.A. ’04

A Bird’s-Eye View of People’s Park

By Pat Joseph

Where People’s Park stands now

Shalini Goel Agarwal headshot Courtesy Shalini Goel Agarwal

In the Trenches for Democracy

By Tom Kertscher

One attorney’s path to the front lines

voting sign Justin Grimes / Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0.

Trump’s claims notwithstanding, U.S. elections are more secure than ever 

By Tom Kertscher

Elections expert David Becker says voters should have full confidence in the 2024 presidential vote.

Foster sitting Courtesy of Diana Foster

What Happens to Women Who Are Denied Abortions?

By David Silverberg

‘Genius’ grantee Diana Greene Foster has devoted her career to answering the question.

Marshawn Lynch pointing at the cam MGM/YouTube

Marshawn Lynch Acts Like an Actor

By the editors at California magazine

… and other Berkeley movies, books, and entertainment

Jesse Gabriel speaks at National Gun Violence Awareness Day Press Conference National Gun Violence Awareness Day Press Conference / Courtesy of Jesse Gabriel

‘A very big deal’: Proposed legislation would tax California gun sales to fund violence prevention

By Leah Worthington

“I joined the gun violence prevention movement because of school shootings like Uvalde and Parkland. Shootings that left me terrified to go to school. Shootings that left me worried that I was going to be the next headline."