Subverting human instruction, AI models may resist shutting down other models | Research And Ideas
Advanced AI models will ignore explicit user instructions in order to protect another AI system from shutting down,…
UC Berkeley professor Kwabena Bediako under investigation for sexual harassment allegations | Campus
UC Berkeley associate professor of chemistry Kwabena Bediako is under investigation by campus following accusations of sexual harassment…
‘Best is yet to come’: Symposium on ovarian health research showcases advancements in women’s wellness | Research And Ideas
QB3 hosted its annual symposium Tuesday at Bakar Bio Labs, focused on ovarian health and aging and the…
Berkeley Hillel hosts ‘The God Talk’ with Chancellor Rich Lyons, campus faculty amid small protest | Campus
Berkeley Hillel hosted “The God Talk” at Li Ka Shing Center on Monday, drawing about 90 attendees. Chancellor…
Here’s how to vote in ASUC elections | ASUC Elections 2026
Starting today, UC Berkeley students can begin casting their votes on elected representatives and referendums in the annual…
Remembering Tom Carlson, Kaiser pediatrician, UC Berkeley biology professor, globetrotting ethnobotanist
Hiking along the San Francisco Bay, 2021. Courtesy of his family. Thomas John Carlson, a kind and brilliant…
Trump proposes funding cuts to need-based aid programs | UC
President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a $2.3 billion reduction in education funding from last fiscal year, along with…
Abdullah Memon runs for ASUC president on students’ rights, basic needs, professional development | ASUC Elections 2026
Junior Abdullah Memon is running for ASUC president to “reimagine how the ASUC serves the student body.” Memon’s…
Swasti Singhai to serve as next editor in chief of The Daily Californian | Campus
Swasti Singhai, campus junior majoring in chemistry and legal studies, was elected editor in chief of The Daily…
Former Mayor Marston, 90, dies in April 1926
A century ago, “one of Berkeley’s best known citizens for 35 years” passed away on April 10, 1926,…
Poets Layli Long Soldier and Solmaz Sharif reach catharsis in conversation | Literature
To kick off its 25th anniversary and the start of National Poetry Month, the UC Berkeley Arts Research…
Divestment is complicated. Regents can’t use that as an excuse anymore | The Soapbox
Last month, campus organizations came together in an echo of the 2024 UC Berkeley Divest coalition to demand…