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2021 Winter

2021 Winter

_{A sign along Highway 5 outside of Huron, Calif. advocating for more dam storage for farm work.}

Editor’s Note: How Much Worse Will We Allow It to Get?

Drought and climate change, but solutions abound.

_{The land donated by Stuart Woolf to build a high school in Huron, Calif.}

The San Joaquin Valley Has a Salinity Problem

After decades of salt accumulation, Berkeley scientists look for new solutions.

This Woman is Reshaping Our Understanding of the Living World

By Hope Henderson

Rocking the tree of life.

How Cal Golf Went From A Ragtag Team to the Top of the Game

Cal's masters of golf are leading the way. But it wasn't always this way.

_{Stuart Woolf’s farm in Huron Calif. on Oct 19.}

As Water Runs Low, San Joaquin Valley Adapts to a Drier Future

In the heart of the valley

Fishing for Answers with Robert Tjian

The professor of biochemistry on the intersection of science and entrepreneurship

First Person: Berkeley Student and Afghan Refugee on Why She Hasn’t Given Up on Afghanistan

By Maryam Karimi, as told to Dhoha Bareche

On the pain of leaving home and hopes for the future

The True Story of the Battle for the Axe

By Martin Snapp

Alumni notes from columnist Martin Snapp

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You Are Probably Burned Out at Work

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips

A Q&A with Dr. Christina Maslach

_{UCSF Prof. David Julius, right (Photo by Noah Berger)}

Berkeley Claims Two More Nobels This Year

By Margie Cullen

David Card and David Julius won for economics and medicine, respectively.

_{www.barbarabutkus.com}

“All Blind Roads Lead to Berkeley”

By Hayden Royster

Berkeley alum Joshua Miele wins a MacArthur for his innovations in technology for the blind.

Can We Make Mars Exploration More Affordable?

By Dhoha Bareche

Berkeley will launch two satellites to study Mars in a new era of space exploration.

_{(Photo by Ronen Tivony / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)}

United Nations and Berkeley Experts Warn “Climate Change is Now”

By Susan Karlin

The UN's report on climate change argues that there's no wiggle room.

What to Read, Watch, and Listen to This Winter

By Editorial Staff

Here are a few of our favorite books, shows, and films by Berkeley people

UC Berkeley Was Ranked the Top American University. But What Does it Mean?

By Gitanjali Poonia

Experts are skeptical of college rankings.

New Life Sciences Incubator Opens for Business

By Margie Cullen

Berkeley is Going Big on Bioscience.