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Feeling the Dance

1 week ago | alumni.berkeley.edu | Leah Worthington

It’s 45 minutes until showtime at Zellerbach Hall. Half a dozen people crowd into a small corner backstage alongside a rack overflowing with lacy yellow garments, enormous sun hats, and fabric-adorned sticks as dancers rush past in various states of dress. One performer sits in the wings, carefully coating his feet in makeup; another, fully costumed, pauses to smile and address the visitors.
Paul Bryzek: ‘Without Impact, a Business isn’t Sustainable’

3 weeks ago | alumni.berkeley.edu | Rebekah Moan |Jamie Geluz

Presented byPaul Bryzek worked in technology consulting for seven years before returning to UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business to pursue an MBA. “I was looking for a change out of corporate America consulting,” he said. “I wanted to work at the intersection of financial success and impact to create personal fulfillment.
What If We Stopped Shopping?

3 weeks ago | alumni.berkeley.edu | Leah Worthington

In late February, a man named John Schwarz took to social media to issue a rallying cry. “The system has been designed to exploit us,” the self-described mindfulness and meditation facilitator said in a video to his thousands of followers. “On February 28, we are going to remind them who really holds the power. For one day, we turn it off.”The video, which was shared nearly 700,000 times on Instagram, called for a 24-hour nationwide consumer boycott of major retailers.
Data Is Fueling the AI Revolution. What Happens When It Runs Out?

1 month ago | alumni.berkeley.edu | Coby McDonald |Aaron Mok

AI seems to have infinite capabilities. Just ask OpenAI’s ChatGPT to write a cover letter or plan a travel itinerary, and it will spit out a comprehensive response in mere seconds. Heck, it can even pass the bar exam. Underlying these impressive capabilities are advanced machine learning models trained on massive troves of data.
Q&A: Is Berkeley Next?

Jan 23, 2025 | alumni.berkeley.edu | Margie Cullen |Jesse Klein

As LA continues to burn and a blanket of smoke, ash and toxins covers Southern California, an atmosphere of dread hangs in the air over Berkeley and the fire-prone East Bay. Are we next? The lush landscape of forests with homes nestled into the Berkeley hills is beautiful to behold for many aspiring homeowners. But for Michael Gollner, Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley, it’s terrifying. Gollner studies the mechanics of fire: how it ignites, grows, behaves and dies.
Please Allow Him to Introduce Himself

Dec 10, 2024 | alumni.berkeley.edu | Nathalia Alcantara |Pat Joseph

Look, there he is, the new chancellor, introducing himself to freshmen on Sproul Plaza. “Hi, I’m Rich. I’m new here myself.” Well, not exactly true. He’s certainly in a new role, but with the exception of grad school at MIT (Ph.D. in economics), a six-year stint on faculty at Columbia, and two years at Goldman Sachs, Chancellor Rich Lyons ’82 has been at Berkeley since he was an undergrad himself, making him the first leader of the university since Robert Gordon Sproul to call Cal alma mater.
The Motion Scientist

Dec 10, 2024 | alumni.berkeley.edu | Pat Joseph

You’re new as a professor at Berkeley, but I think I should be saying welcome back, no? Yes, I was a postdoc here for five years, working on how hummingbirds fly in adverse weather conditions, from 2010 to 2012, then again from 2013 to 2016. My academic journey began with a bachelor’s degree in Puebla, Mexico, followed by a master’s degree in the Yucatán Peninsula. I then completed my Ph.D. in Baja California, in Ensenada.
First person: Berkeley’s Dean of Admissions, Now an Ed.D. in Equity and Democracy

Dec 10, 2024 | alumni.berkeley.edu | Pat Joseph |Olufemi “Femi” Ogundele

Graduating with my doctorate from the LEAD program was an experience I’ll never forget. In my role as the dean of undergraduate admissions, I’m constantly promoting the Berkeley experience. So going to school here and working here at the same time was probably one of the greatest things I’ve ever done. Last year, the first group of freshmen that I admitted to Berkeley graduated.
Lab Animals - Cal Alumni Association

Dec 10, 2024 | alumni.berkeley.edu | Margie Cullen |Pat Joseph

A major brushfire in the Oakland Hills last October was a scarcely needed reminder of the perennial fire risk in the East Bay Hills. At Berkeley Lab, that risk is addressed, in part, with goats. Every summer, when the grass is dry, a herd of 300 or so is brought in from Goats R Us in Orinda to munch away at the undergrowth on the steep hills of the 200-acre federal property. It’s a low-tech method to protect one of the highest tech facilities in the world. Why not use machinery instead?
High-Class Housing

Dec 10, 2024 | alumni.berkeley.edu | Leah Worthington

For most of us, the word dorm conjures a fairly bleak picture of existence. Desks squished next to bunk beds, instant ramen heated in a communal microwave, the occasional cockroach. You surely don’t imagine a rooftop vegetable garden, a fully functioning art studio, or a curated library of classic books. But that’s exactly what the 772 new residents of Anchor House get to call home.