California Magazine Archive
The Burn Boss
By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17Lenya Quinn-Davidson is spearheading a UC-backed movement that empowers California citizens to fight fire with fire
Keeping the Faith
By Chinaka HodgeAlum of the Year, Cynt Marshall ’81, went from cheering on the sidelines to leading the front office
I, Naturalist
By Nathalia AlcantaraHow a Berkeley-born app has led to one of the largest biodiversity datasets on Earth
Universities in the Crosshairs
By Margie Cullen, M.J. ’22How the Trump Administration is gunning for higher education everywhere, UC included
Editor’s Note: Spring/Summer 2025
By Pat JosephLooking at Wildflowers and Wildfires
The Queen is Dead! Long Live the Queen!
By Hayden RoysterBerkeley’s beloved peregrine falcon, Annie, may be gone
Joy Luck Collection
By Leah WorthingtonBancroft Library receives Amy Tan’s personal archive
May the Best Bot Win
By Nathalia AlcantaraStarted as student side project, Chatbot Arena is now the AI industry’s scoreboard—and a $100 million startup
More Things You’ll Never Believe Came from Berkeley
By Esther OhOkay, maybe you will, but we still think it’s a fun list
Biology Gets ChatGPT for DNA
By Pat JosephThe tool could have immediate applications for health care
Squirrels Inspire Giant Leap for Robots
By Pat JosephBerkeley’s jumping robot can now land like “nature’s best athlete.”
Novel Material Captures Carbon from Thin Air
By Pat JosephMeet COF-999, a Berkeley-borne substance that could change how we fight global warming.
