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At UC Berkeley's 2026 commencement, grads reflected on an education defined by connection
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (952+ words) More than 7, 000 graduating students and 25, 000 guests attended the campuswide ceremony at California Memorial Stadium. By Maya L. Kapoor, Anne Brice Keegan Houser/UC Berkeley News Saturday morning marked UC Berkeley's 2026 campuswide commencement ceremony, where more than 7, 000 graduating students gathered at California…...
He felt 'lost' as a nontraditional student. A decade later, he's helped hundreds find their path.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1729+ words) Dean Tanioka struggled to navigate UC Berkeley when he transferred in 2016. Through a program he co-founded called NAVCAL, he now helps first-generation and non-traditional students find community and thrive on campus. Life was turning around for Dean Tanioka in 2016 " or…...
UC Berkeley reaches major housing milestone for incoming new students
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (517+ words) Progress on multiple new housing projects means all first-year students will have the option to live on campus for two years " with another major development in the pipeline. UC Berkeley Student Affairs Beginning this fall, UC Berkeley will guarantee two…...
A UC Berkeley professor explains the thorny history of love, sex and marriage
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (500+ words) 200 years before swiping and Instagram-ready weddings, the "deadly serious institution" of American marriage had more to do with property, race and religion than love, says historian David Henkin. On the first day of his seminar on the history of love,…...
Infant born with deadly disease now thriving thanks to customized CRISPR treatment six months after birth
1+ year, 1+ day ago (554+ words) A newborn boy, KJ, was diagnosed at birth with a rare and potentially fatal genetic disease. He received a novel, on-demand CRISPR therapy in record time. Courtesy of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia In a medical first, doctors raced to…...