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Mixed Media: March 2025

By Editorial Staff

Berkeley-connected works we recommend this month

Washington Post

The Contrarian

By Steve Kettmann

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

Al Sermeno/KLC fotos via Cal Athletics

Coach Mo’s Momentum

By Margie Cullen

What explains the resurgence of the Cal throwing program?

Photo by Mathew Burciaga

Five Questions for Vishal Subramanyan ’24

By Nathalia Alcantara

The wildlife photographer captured the first images of the rare Mount Lyell shrew.

Mixed Media: February 2025

New Works by Berkeley Authors and Artists

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

Russell Smith

Russell J. Smith ’09 has been elevated to partner, effective January 1, 2025, at the Boston law firm of Casner & Edwards. Smith specializes in fiduciary litigation, including probate matters, guardianships, conservatorships, will contests, actions to remove personal representatives and trustees, and complaints in equity. Additionally, he has been appointed by the Probate and Family […]

Margaret Gullette

Margaret Morganroth Gullette M.A. ’64, internationally known as an age critic and author of prize-winning books about ageism, has just published American Eldercide: How It Happened, How to Prevent It (2024). The University of Chicago Press has nominated it for a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award, among others. Katherine S. Newman, Provost and […]

Larry Sage

Sr. NV Judge Larry Sage ’68 was nominated as one of the 60 “Courageous Judges” by The National Judicial College. The nomination reads: “Retired Judge of the Sparks (Nevada) Municipal Court: Decorated Army veteran who helped create Nevada’s first limited jurisdiction Court on Alcohol & Other Drug Court and the first Native American Driving Under […]

Cameron Walker

Cameron Walker ’99 published her debut short story collection, How to Capture Carbon, with What Books Press in October 2024. She is the author of the children’s book National Monuments of the U.S.A. (a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year), and of the essay collection Points of Light: Curious Essays on Science, Nature, […]

Photo by Joe Stanford and Tim Rudnick

A Reading from the Edge

By Sarah Van Ness ’03

On Resolving to Complete Moby-Dick for the New Year

Midjourney

Global Holiday Bites

By Nathalia Alcantara

I-House alumni share family recipes from Tunisia, Madagascar, Reunion Island, and beyond.