International Research News

Advising Germany

Professor Ulrike Malmendier discusses her role as a top economic expert in Europe.

UC Berkeley Engineers Send Equipment, Expertise to Ransacked Chernobyl

To help in the relief effort after the Russian occupation of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine in spring 2022, nuclear engineers at UC Berkeley are testing and refurbishing critical pieces of equipment to send to their collaborators at Chernobyl, the site of a 1986 nuclear explosion that spread radioactive contamination throughout the region.

A Month at War: Berkeley’s Ukrainian Students Turn Shock, Anger Into Action

Among the small community of Ukrainians and Ukrainian-Americans at UC Berkeley, other students tell similar stories. The invasion four weeks ago triggered a nearly overwhelming surge of anxiety and anger, but many have found ways to transform those emotions into action, sometimes working with anti-war Russian students and others from the region.