California Magazine Archive
Novel Material Captures Carbon from Thin Air
By Pat JosephMeet COF-999, a Berkeley-borne substance that could change how we fight global warming.
It’s the Eggs, Stupid
By Katherine Blesie ’21Turns out, feelings about grocery bills influence votes more than the broader economy
They Came, They Played, They Got an Agent
By Hayden RoysterThese former Cal athletes went pro and then went Hollywood
Mixed Media: Spring/Summer 2025
By Editorial StaffBooks, binges, and diversions for the summer stretch
5 Questions for Rita Lucarelli, Associate Professor of Egyptology
By Pat Joseph“I think we should stop thinking about ancient Egypt as a land of kings and queens only.”
Chancellor’s Letter: Spring/Summer 2025
By Chancellor Rich Lyons“We will likely soon face threats to our independence and be presented with difficult choices.”
Big Picture: Cal’s Stonehenge
By Emily WilsonPart sculpture, part solar calendar, Sunstones II is beloved by sky-watchers and kids.
First Person: You Can’t Tame Malibu
By James Rainey ’81“When the Old Topanga Fire blew through Malibu in 1993, our family home of a quarter-century looked like it didn’t stand a chance.”
10 Books to Read This Summer
Berkeley page-turners to match your every mood or whim
Clayton Cone
Clay Cone ’82 writes: Ode to Ned and Jack Against Stanford University, even the Guanos (Cal’s third and fourth rugby teams) had an important part to play: to begin a three-game same-day Big Game sweep with a victory in the first game of the day . . . in 1982, played at the old California […]
Jose Hernandez Diaz
Jose Hernandez Diaz ’11 has published a new poetry book, Portrait of the Artist as a Brown Man, winner of the Benjamin Saltman Award, with Red Hen Press.
Nadia Shihab
Filmmaker Nadia Shihab, MCP ’09, MFA ’21, was awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship in the Creative Arts (Film/Video).
