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_{Jack Alexy (USA) in the men’s 100-meter freestyle semifinal. (Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY Sports/Cal Athletics)}

Cal Athletes Let Fly at the Paris Games

By Margaret Cullen

Throwing, swimming and rowing all shone bright in the 2024 Olympics

Peggy Li

Peggy Li ’96 has one of her jewelry creations featured in the upcoming film from Searchlight Pictures – The Supremes at Earl’s All You Can Eat. Costume designer Whitney Anne Adams selected Peggy’s Eye of the Sun Necklace to be worn throughout the film by the character of Barbara Jean, played by actress Sanaa Lathan. […]

Janine Kovac

Award-winning author Janine Kovac ’09 began her life on stage dancing in Ballet El Paso’s production of The Nutcracker, lead by director Ingeborg Heuser. Despite Heuser–who once performed for Hitler–frequently hurling insults at the young dancers, Kovac decided to dedicate her life to the beauty of the artform. She climbed through the ranks as a […]

Barry Zellen

Barry Zellen, M.A. ’85 writes: On July 26, 2024, my 14th book, Arctic Exceptionalism: Cooperation in a Contested World, a structural realist analysis of the enduring geopolitical roots of Arctic cooperation and the stabilizing impact of the fourth image (indigenous polities and tribal dynamics) on Arctic international relations, came to press (Boulder: Lynne Rienner Books, […]

Diane Steenman

Diane Steenman ’68 writes: Class of ’68 Class Gatherings are for Cal ’68 members and friends of Cal. Contact Cal68@blueconnect.org for details and to join the Class of ’68 email list. Learn about upcoming Class of ’68 events as they evolve. The Center on Civility & Democratic Engagement (CCDE), founded by the Class of ’68, […]

Wendy Cobleigh (Tyler)

Wendy Tyler Cobleigh ’67 died peacefully with her family by her side on June 19th, 2024. She is dearly missed by the family she leaves behind: her husband of 57 years, Don Cobleigh; her children Matt Cobleigh (Nikki), Ted Cobleigh (Julie), and Molly Gildea (Dan); her grandchildren Kai, Lily, Abbey, Sierra, Morgan, Tuolumne, and Warren; […]

Wildfire in Redwood Valley, with flames and smoke rising over the hills.

_{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

By Glen Martin

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

Swimmer Abbey Weitzeil, wearing a white swim cap and blue swimsuit, dives into the water with arms outstretched.

_{Abbey Weitzeil. Courtesy Cal Athletics}

A Cal Fan’s Guide to the 2024 Paris Olympics

By Margie Cullen

Berkeley boasts a record-breaking 58 athletes and coaches attending the games, including stars in swimming, track and field, and more.

Meredith Walters

Meredith Walters ’01 just had her debut novel published by SparkPress. The story is based in part on Meredith’s experience at Cal and centers on UC Berkeley grad student Frankie Conner, who after multiple failures and several false starts, has finally found her calling: become a neuroscientist, discover the cause of her depression and anxiety, […]

Elaine Fitch

Elaine Fitch ’89, managing partner of Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch in Washington, D.C., was elected as a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by one’s colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication, and excellence. The installation of new Fellows […]

Michele M. Masuda

Gary C. Williams ’72 (Curator of Invertebrate Zoology, California Academy of Sciences) and Michele M. Masuda ’87 co-authored A Guide to the Corals of Alaska, the most current and comprehensive guide to 161 cold-water corals in Alaska, including the extraordinarily rich Aleutian Islands. The 416-page guide provides a profile for each coral species, including photos, […]

Astronaut Woody Hoburg is standing inside a spacecraft, wearing a white spacesuit. He has a slight smile on his face and his arms are crossed.

_{SpaceX/NASA (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)}

To Infinity (Err, Umm, the Moon) and Beyond

By Geoff Koch

NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg Ph.D. ’13 on life in space and why returning humans to the Moon matters.

Black and White photo of Down Home Music. Rows of records are organized in bins, with handwritten labels indicating different genres and artists. The background features a wall decorated with vinyl records and album covers.

_{Down Home Music Store. Photo by Nathalia Alcantara}

More Berkeley on the Jukebox

By Pat Joseph

Volume II in our growing playlist of Cal-connected music.

Ke Hu

Hu Ke ’13, LL.M, was included in Global Arbitration Review’s third issue of the “45 under 45” Guide, a list of the leading practitioners of international arbitration under the age of 45. Hu Ke is a partner in Chinese firm Jingtian & Gongcheng in Beijing. His practice focuses on cross-border litigation and international arbitration, in […]

Jeffrey Church

JEFFREY CHURCH NAMED PRESIDENT & CEO OF VISIT BERKELEY BERKELEY, CA, May 14, 2024 – Jeffrey Church ’12 will become President & CEO of Visit Berkeley on June 1, 2024. Selected following a national search, he will work alongside current Visit Berkeley President & CEO Barbara Hillman through her retirement effective July 1. “Taking the […]

Stephen Shames

Stephen Shames ’69 writes: “I have a photography exhibit at Centre de la photographie de Mougins 43 Rue de l’Église, 06250 Mougins, France. The opening is June 28, 2024, at 7 p.m. Any Cal Alumni in southern France are welcome. Exhibit runs until October. Title: Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party”

Barbara Chinn

Barbara Chinn writes: “As Class Secretary, I am proud to report our Class of 1956 Endowment for the Preservation Department for the Library is still helping this vital and important department by our donations. It allows the department to take part in Preservation Week, beginning on April 30 thru May 2, with a table on […]

Jonathan Schroeder

Jonathan Schroeder, M.A. ’87, Ph.D. ’90, has published the third book in a trilogy on vinyl records and the stories they tell about cultural history. Designed for Success: Better Living with Midcentury Instructional Records, published by MIT Press with co-author Janet Borgerson, shows how instructional records tap into a distinctly U.S. belief in self-transformation, touted […]

_{Mykolas Alekna prepares to throw a discus at the 2024 Brutus Hamilton Invitational at Edwards Stadium. Courtesy Cal Athletics, Catharyn Hayne/KLC fotos}