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Photograph by Marcus Hanschen

Please Allow Him to Introduce Himself

By Pat Joseph

Rich Lyons is Berkeley’s 12th, and rockingest, chancellor.

Illustration by Michiko Toki

Math Education Needs Reform. It Got a War Instead.

By Nathalia Alcantara

Decoding the debates over high school data science

Illustrations by John Hersey

The Wild Ride of College Sports

By Ron Kroichick

How a bevy of recent changes are shaking up the game

Photographs by Kai Hanschen and Marcus Hanschen

High-Class Housing

By Leah Worthington

Transfers find deluxe digs at Anchor House.

FSM protesters and onlookers mass in Sproul Plaza. UC Berkeley, University Archives

Math and Conscience

Debates over how to teach math to high schoolers have gotten messy, plus much more in this issue

Photo by Jami Smith/UC Berkeley Library.

Mixed Media for This Winter

By Editorial Staff

Books, documentaries, and more, all produced by UC Berkeley faculty and alumni

High-Protein Nobels

By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17

List of Cal-connected laureates grows by four

Illustrations by Patrick Welsh

Cal Curators

By Dano Nissen ’18

Meet Berkeley alumni shaping the art world.

You’ll Never Believe It Came from Berkeley

By Coby McDonald, M.J. ’17

Quantum blue, the mouse, card stunts, and more

UC Berkeley. University Archives

As It Happened

By Pat Joseph

How the magazine covered the FSM

Lenticular: Gravitational lenses could help scientists unravel the mystery of dark energy. William Sheu/UCLA

A Lens on the Mysteries of the Universe

By Brad Balukjian

A new gravitational lens sheds light on dark matter.

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Mussels Inspire New Surgical Glue

By Brad Balukjian

Superglue can save lives.