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Nia Novella Jones is working to be the change and build environmental leaders.
By Nia CoatsEnvironmental advocacy became a major part of Jones’ career when she recognized the disparities in retention of Black environmentalists in her field. She saw it as her duty to be the change she wanted to see.
Berkeley Forward Recap: Democratizing AI Through Platforms
By Urja UpadhyayaDemocratizing AI begins with people, not just platforms. Through stories of open access, invention, and dedication, the Berkeley Forward panel explored how technology grows stronger when more voices can shape it.
Carrying the Roots Forward: How Daniela Bazán Shapes Napa Valley’s Future Through Heritage, Community, and the Cal Lens
By Urja UpadhyayaAs a first-generation Cal alum, Daniela Bazán ’09 returned to Napa with a renewed sense of purpose, bridging her family’s Oaxacan legacy, sustainable land stewardship, and deep advocacy for farmworkers. Her story traces how Berkeley shaped the values she now carries into the heart of Napa Valley’s wine community.
From California Magazine
Intolerable Genius: Berkeley’s Most Controversial Nobel Laureate
Kary Mullis revolutionized biology and pissed everyone off. Now that he’s dead, how should we remember him?
The Man Who Shot the Unabomber’s Cabin
By Leah WorthingtonThe hideout was evidence, a symbol, and in Richard Barnes’s photos, art.
Election Polls Are Only 60 Percent Accurate, Which Is 0 Percent Surprising.
For many Americans, Donald Trump’s 2016 victory came as a shock, especially considering how much he’d trailed Hillary Clinton in the polls. Even FiveThirtyEight founder and famed pollster Nate Silver got it wrong. But UC Berkeley business professor Don Moore thinks we should cut Silver some slack.
