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In its global rankings, the British magazine ranked Berkeley as the third-best public institution in the world, and the ninth-best university overall.

The bill helps the state grow the quantum economy and attract and retain businesses built on quantum information science, an area expected to evolve into a trillion-dollar-plus industry.

It was the second year in a row Berkeley received the distinction.

Of the more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities evaluated, Berkeley claimed the No. 1 spot of all public schools in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Berkeley bested Stanford, Harvard and MIT in the annual Pitchbook rankings, a testament to the campus's investments in innovation and entrepreneurship.

Now available for all students, faculty and staff, the free ebook gives a sweeping account of Berkeley's gradual embrace — and recent celebration — of innovation and entrepreneurship.

"Berkeley is not just a place, it’s a promise — and together we can ensure it will forever be kept," he says.

Dear Cal alums, parents, and friends,

Nseke Ngilbus faced several complex challenges when he started at Cal. He was an older student, a transfer student, and interested in product design — a field he knew little about. “For me, the academics were not the most difficult part,” he wrote in a blog. “Instead, it was understanding the things that are outside of academics … the hidden curriculum.”

Dear Cal alums, parents, and friends,

On Tuesday, July 15, UC Berkeley Chancellor Rich Lyons will testify before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce in a hearing regarding antisemitism in higher education. Read his full opening statement to the committee. You can watch the Chancellor's opening statement on YouTube here. 

Dear Cal alums, parents, and friends,

I have exciting news to share. Longtime UC Berkeley benefactors Ned and Carol Spieker have made a transformational gift of $26 million to endow the men’s aquatic programs. The largest gift in Cal Athletics history, it will provide dedicated support for years to come.

Dear Cal alums, parents, and friends,

When KJ Muldoon was just one week old, his doctors at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia diagnosed him with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder that prevented him from breaking down the proteins in his food. If he survived, he would have severe mental and developmental delays and require a liver transplant. 

"This university has supported and will always support free speech and activism," Lyons writes.