California Magazine Archive
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 climate change.
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
Deep Cuts Holly Brickley ’02 This debut novel from Cal alum Holly Brickley opens at a Berkeley bar, just “blocks from campus” (Triple Rock? Kip’s? Larry Blake’s? It’s fun to guess) sometime in the early aughts. Protagonist Percy Marks and fellow student Joey Murrow bond over beers and banter about the fine points of whatever’s […]
My Old Guy Master’s Piece
By Robert Strauss“A lot of my people at home have had good retirements, but none of them got to spend it with 25-year-olds.”
