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Driven by the motto Fiat Lux, Berkeley illuminates the world.
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Basic research lights the way for math and physical sciences
Basic research lights the way for math and physical sciences
In this video, UC Berkeley faculty members Bethanie Edwards, Barbara Jacak, Chung-Pei Ma, and Per-Olof Persson speak to the vital significance of basic scientific research in chemical oceanography, astrophysics and cosmology, nuclear physics, applied mathematics, and all of the math and physical sciences.
Campaign Stories

Berkeley Discover takes education personally
Berkeley Discover takes education personally
With the launch of Berkeley Discover, an exciting new program supported by a $5 million gift from Peter '73 and Megan Chernin, asking what you discovered at Berkeley may become a more relevant question than what you majored in.

Training Africaâs future leaders
Training Africaâs future leaders
Alsanosi Adam M.J. â16, a journalist in Sudan, is one example of the power of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program, which announced a 10-year, $26 million renewal to support 108 masterâs degree students.

Ron and Stephanie Rivera pledge $500k toward new softball facility
Ron and Stephanie Rivera pledge $500k toward new softball facility
Nearly 40Â years after he graduated from Cal, Ron Rivera still sees the universityâs immense significance in his life. Thatâs one reason he and his wife, Stephanie, made a $500,000Â gift to Calâs softball facility project.

Jennifer Doudna wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Jennifer Doudna wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The biochemist shares it with colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier for the co-development of CRISPR-Cas9, a genome editing breakthrough that has revolutionized biomedicine. Sheâs the first woman on the faculty to win the coveted award.