What do Disney, Apple, Google, Genentech, Lockheed Martin, Salesforce and Boeing all have in common? Besides being global brands that drive innovation and economic growth, they are among the companies that have hired large numbers of University of California alumni over the last quarter century.
The University, in collaboration with workforce data firm Lightcast, has just released a new data dashboard that tracks UC alumni employment since 2000....
The Vallee Foundation recently announced the appointment of six new Vallee Scholars(link is external), including UC Berkeley scientist James Nuñez. The Foundation celebrates its thirteenth year of providing unrestricted support to national and international early-career researchers at a pivotal stage of their tenure-track careers. Since 2013, the Foundation has invested more than $20 million to...
“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 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.
