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Thursday, March 27

Enthralled: What Explains Our Unshakeable Fascination with Cults?

Professor Poulomi Saha and California editor-in-chief Pat Joseph discuss what the surge of movies and documentaries about cults reveals about us.

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Mixed Media: February 2025

New Works by Berkeley Authors and Artists
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Photo by Matthew Howard Ehrichs, University of Maryland

Q&A: Is Berkeley Next?

Wildfire scientist Michael Gollner on protecting the East Bay from disaster
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High-Protein Nobels

List of Cal-connected laureates grows by four

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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.

Fiat Lux

Stories from University Development and Alumni Relations highlighting the positive impact of donor support on our students, faculty, research, and facilities.

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Solving for Doomsday

Harold Camping ’42 thought he had calculated when the world would end. Ten years after his death, he still has plenty to teach us about the dangers and appeal of “doing your own research.”
Illustrations by Patrick Welsh

Cal Curators

Meet Berkeley alumni shaping the art world.
Wildfire in Redwood Valley, CA, on July 16, 2017. Photo by Bob Dass. CC BY 2.0.

Here’s Why You Can’t Get Home Insurance in California

As wildfires abound in California, the state faces a mounting insurance crisis. Dave Jones explains why the current system is failing homeowners.

“Palestine 101”

A new program at Berkeley—one of the first of its kind in the nation—examines Palestinian history and culture, beyond conflict.

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California magazine's Laura Smith and Leah Worthington host The Edge, a podcast for surviving today's modern world.

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September 17, 1923: The Day That Berkeley Burned

North Berkeley was a showcase for the city's exceptional architects. As it turned out, it was also a tinderbox.
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Losing Paradise: The “New Normal” of California Wildfires

More frequent, more intense, more destructive wildfires… Welcome to the new normal.

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