From wildfire preparedness in Berkeley to clean drinking water in the Central Valley, UC Berkeley researchers are working alongside communities to find solutions to problems affecting residents across ...

Every day, UC Berkeley researchers work to solve society’s toughest problems. From medical devices and computer processors to cancer treatments and AI, our innovations shape the fabric of modern life, ...

Thanks to the thousands who protested here in 1964, universities nationwide began to ensure students’ rights to free political speech. Inspired in part by the Civil Rights Movement, those protests ...

Along with the Mario Savio Steps leading to Sproul Hall, this is the prime campus space for rallies, demonstrations, "tabling," and lunchtime speeches. Lower Sproul is a favorite spot for noontime ...

Named for pioneer California banker Peder Sather, the gate used to mark the formal south entrance to campus (until campus expanded down to Bancroft Way). It remains a popular spot for leafleting and ...

Morrison Library opened in 1928 as a reading room providing an ambient atmosphere for students to take a break from the rigors of academic life. An architectural treasure of the Berkeley campus, ...

The Anthropology Library was established in 1956 and is part of the Anthropology complex which includes the Department of Anthropology, the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, the Archaeological ...

The Mather Redwood Grove is a delightful area filled with large redwood trees that vary in height that creates an illusion of an enchanted forest. Offering an outdoor amphitheatre style seating area, ...

Directly south of Hearst Memorial Mining Building, the circle is a tranquil oasis at the east entrance to campus, surrounded by green and featuring a beautiful circular reflecting pool at its center.

The first UC-built building on the north side of Hearst Ave., it was named for Bernard Etcheverry, professor of drainage and irrigation and chairman of the department for nearly three decades. It once ...

Five sessions of summer courses, open to UC Berkeley students, as well as to members of the surrounding community and students at other colleges. Qualified high-school students may also attend.

The primary fine arts performance space on campus is named for Isadore and Jennie Zellerbach, who contributed $1 million toward its construction. The 2,100-seat main auditorium has witnessed ...