National Academy of Sciences Elects Seven From UC Berkeley
There are now 156 UC Berkeley faculty members in the ranks of the NAS.
Faculty Award Recipients in the News
Catherine Ceniza Choy Receives 2023 Agnes Dillon Randolph Award
The award recognizes her outstanding scholarship documenting the experiences of Filipino nurses in U.S. history and the importance of that history for understanding ongoing issues in healthcare.
Two EECS Professors Recognized with NSF CAREER Awards
The National Science Foundation recognized electrical engineering and computer sciences assistant professors Yakun Sophia Shao and Gireeja Ranade with Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards.
Berkeley Economist Gabriel Zucman Wins Prestigious Clark Medal
Gabriel Zucman is a UC Berkeley economist who has helped propel globally influential research on tax avoidance and economic inequality.
Six New Fellows of American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The new UC Berkeley fellows are medical anthropologist Charles Briggs, philosopher John Campbell, neuroscientist Marla Feller, playwright Philip Kan Gotanda, physicist Dung-Hai Lee and political scientist Amy Lerman.
Berkeley Political Scientist Scott Straus Named to Prestigious Fellowship
Scott Straus, a UC Berkeley political scientist known for his study of political violence and genocide, has been named the Mahatma M.K. Gandhi Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
White House Honors Chemists Hoffman, Somorjai With Enrico Fermi Award
The Enrico Fermi Presidential Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious science and technology honors bestowed by the U.S. government.
UC Berkeley Professor Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers Wins World-Renowned Dan David Prize
This global recognition for outstanding work in the study of the human past is given annually recognizes emerging scholars whose work “illuminates the past in bold and creative ways.”
Dan Nomura Receives ASPIRE Award for Cancer Research
Prof. Daniel Nomura receives the ASPIRE Award for developing next-generation therapies and therapeutic modalities for cancer using covalent chemoproteomic platforms.
From EarEEG to Quantum Computing, Bakar Prize Winners Go for Broke
Four UC Berkeley faculty members have been awarded the 2023 Bakar Prize.
Kenichi Soga Named to the NAE
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected to its ranks UC Berkeley’s Kenichi Soga, a geotechnical engineer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Six Young Faculty Members Named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows
Six young UC Berkeley faculty members have been selected to receive a 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship, the largest number of fellows this year from any one public university.