3+ hour, 31+ min ago  (310+ words) Emmanuel Saez doesn't look like a political provocateur. Tall and lean, with graying temples and rectangular eyeglasses, the UC Berkeley economics professor favors V-neck sweaters, drives a 2009 Honda Fit and speaks so softly in his French accent that colleagues lean…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (260+ words) Political Science Professor David Broockman's paper'Should Moving to the Middle Win Candidates Votes? It Depends Where Voters Are'was cited in an op-ed in The New York Times titled "The Democratic Brand Is Toxic in Too Many States." Even with Donald…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1057+ words) From left to right: Social Sciences Dean Raka Ray, African American Studies Professor Nikki Jones, Sociology Professor and Institute of Governmental Studies Co-Director Cristina Mora, Political Economy Alumnus Andrew Barkett, Political Science Alumna Shaudi Fulp Across the country, diversity, equity…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago  (537+ words) Recent UC Berkeley Sociology Ph.D alum "ngel Ross. A recently published UC Berkeley study identifies the key factors that lead cities to adopt controversial new police technologies. In an era of rapid technological change and growing concerns over surveillance,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (378+ words) Organized by Sophia Perez, Indigenous Technologies Coordinator for the Berkeley Center for New Media, a weeklong series of public workshops beginning March 9 will feature master navigators teaching everything from traditional canoe technology to ancient star-mapping. Sophia Perez thought her 2018 visit…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (473+ words) From left to right: Berkeley Law Professor'Christopher Kutz; UC Merced Sociology Professor Charlie Eaton;'UC Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs Katherine Newman;'and'UC San Diego Sociology Professor Juan Pablo Pardo-Guerra. Public universities are navigating a period of…...

2+ week ago  (218+ words) UC Berkeley Law Professor Brian Galle at the Stone Center event, "How to Tax the Rich." A new federal "fair share tax" could raise significant revenue from the nation's wealthiest households while avoiding constitutional barriers that have stymied other proposals…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (273+ words) What once seemed like just another prerequisite course at UC Berkeley would ultimately shape the trajectory of Monique Lim'n's career in public service. A sociology class sparked Lim'n's fascination with the study of social institutions " how they function; who they…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (144+ words) Home | Letters & Science'University of California, Berkeley UC Berkeley College of Letters & Science Letters & Science is the largest college in the #1 public university: the great, big heart of UC Berkeley. We offer a transformative academic experience that is both broad and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (41+ words) Social Sciences in the News: Psychology Professor Dacher Keltner on The Oprah Podcast'University of California, Berkeley Psychology Professor Dacher Keltner discussedhis latest book "Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life" on The Oprah…...