Alumni

“Action is my coping mechanism”: Wendy Marie Ingram on building community care in academia

November 13, 2025
Urja Upadhyaya

“Action is my coping mechanism,” says Wendy Marie Ingram, Ph.D. ’15, accepting an award in Japan for her global advocacy in mental health. The UC Berkeley alum and founder of Dragonfly Mental Health has built a movement rooted in both science and lived experience, helping thousands of academics worldwide confront mental illness, prevent loss, and strengthen community care. What began in the wake of tragedy at Berkeley has become a model for institutional compassion: evidence-based training, peer connection, and cultural change that aims to prevent crisis.

When Wendy Marie...

https://alumni.berkeley.edu/wendy-marie-ingram-on-building-community-care-in-aca…

From front desk to lab bench: Julia Chac’s journey through Bakar Bio Labs

March 26, 2026
Ruhani Chhabra

When Julia Chac first applied for a front desk position at Bakar Bio Labs three years ago, biotech wasn’t even on her radar.

An Integrative Biology and Psychology double major at UC Berkeley, Julia knew she was premed. She also knew she needed to work. Coming from South Fresno, where her parents are farmers, and most of her community is economically underserved, she had always understood the importance of supporting herself financially while pursuing an education.

“I wanted to place myself...

https://qb3.org/from-front-desk-to-lab-bench-julia-chacs-path-through-bakar-bio-…