Meet the Chancellor: Watch the live Q&A session with Nicholas Dirks
Chancellor Nick Dirks held a live online Q&A session Jan. 14 to discuss issues posed by alumni and parents. The interview is archived on YouTube.
View ArticleWomen’s basketball Bear jumps from sidelines to spotlight
Benched by injuries, Avigiel Cohen turned to team leadership and volunteerism — and eventually caught the eye of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
View ArticleAll in the Games: Homophobia, human rights and Sochi
The Athletic Study Center's Derek Van Rheenen, a former pro soccer player and the director of UC Berkeley's master’s program in “Cultural Studies of Sport in Education,” on why the Olympics are...
View ArticleWhy intercollegiate athletics matter: a Q&A with John Wilton
In a Q&A accompanying a new infographic and his recent paper, Vice Chancellor John Wilton talks about the vital role that intercollegiate athletics plays at UC Berkeley and why it's so important...
View ArticleService for Ted Agu set for Wednesday night
A candlelight service honoring Ted Agu and open to the greater Cal community will be held from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 12) on Lisa and Douglas Goldman Plaza .
View ArticleLove, war and football: A curious relic from WWII returns to Cal Athletics
Berkeley alum Bill Phillips' letter said nothing about death or deprivation, relating only the minor detail that the ball’s laces were missing because he’d used them to keep his shoes tied during his...
View ArticleCal women’s tennis team upsets Stanford, takes Pac-12 title
The Bears captured their first Pac-12 Conference championship, locked up their first Pac-12 automatic berth into the NCAA team tournament and won at Stanford for the first time in 15 years with their...
View ArticleAt Haas Pavilion, Cal student-athletes in the spotlight for academic excellence
Cal student-athletes, coaches, friends and supporters gathered in Haas Pavilion Monday to underscore the point that Intercollegiate Athletics at Berkeley is about preparation for success in life, not...
View ArticleKabam! Real Madrid, Inter Milan to do battle at Memorial Stadium
The international July 26 match at Kabam Field is expected to bring benefits not just for Berkeley sports fans, but for the university’s core educational mission and the neighboring community’s finances.
View ArticleMedia Advisory: UC Berkeley announces change in athletic department leadership
A news conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. PDT June 27 to announce a change in leadership in UC Berkeley's athletic department. Sandy Barbour is leaving, to be replaced by interim athletic director...
View ArticleTed Agu memorial set for Feb. 24
A memorial service for Cal football student-athlete Ted Agu will be held Monday, Feb. 24 in Haas Pavilion.
View ArticleCampus honors the late Ted Agu at memorial service
At a campus memorial service Monday at Haas Pavilion, the late football player Ted Agu was remembered as a young man with a huge heart, who sought to help others while working tirelessly at succeeding...
View ArticleNew campus gateway emerging at Memorial Stadium
An innovative plan is underway to turn California Memorial Stadium into a multi-use building for academic and athletic activities and a scenic gateway for the Berkeley campus.
View ArticleBasketball coach Mike Montgomery to retire
Mike Montgomery, one of college basketball’s all-time winningest coaches, has announced his retirement as the Golden Bears' head men’s basketball coach.
View ArticleCuonzo Martin named head men’s basketball coach
Bringing a track record of success — including a conference Coach of the Year and postseason berths each of the past five seasons — Cuonzo Martin has been named to head the Cal men's basketball program.
View ArticleGoing, going, gone: Voices of Cal sports call final play
College broadcasters' careers, like those of the student-athletes they cover, don't last forever. In this video, Berkeley seniors Isaac Wolf and Josh Toyofuku look back at their four years at the...
View ArticleDirector of Athletics Sandy Barbour transitioning to new role at Cal
Sandy Barbour, who has served as director of athletics at UC Berkeley since the fall of 2004 and guided the department through one of the most successful periods in its long history, will leave her...
View ArticleMessage from Sandy Barbour
Sandy Barbour's message to the campus community about her tenure as Cal athletic director, and her transition to a new campus role.
View ArticleMessage from Chancellor Dirks
Chancellor Nicholas Dirks' message to the campus community about Sandy Barbour's tenure as Cal athletic director, and her transition to a new campus role.
View ArticleTennis coaches help TV team take on a high-flying myth
Can two people standing on a flying airplane’s wings really play tennis? Two coaches of UC Berkeley men’s tennis team helped the Discovery Channel’s “Mythbusters” show take on that burning question and...
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