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Graduate Student Marco David. Photo: Sarah Wittmer

Each year, between 30 and 40 Nobel Laureates gather in Lindau, Germany, to meet the next generation of scientists — some 600 undergraduates, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from around the world — for an active exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience.

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Roger Romani at the summit of the last of his California 14er projects.

A 14,000-foot peak is a spectacle to be seen. Because of their towering rarity, they have earned their own nickname and are referred to as “14ers.” The massive height and beauty of 14ers attract the most ambitious mountain enthusiasts looking for an adrenaline challenge. There...

As a freshman undergrad at Berkeley, Jeremy Axelrod took the DeCal course “Learn to Fly: Private Pilot Ground School” the first semester it was offered, in 2011. The following summer he acquired his pilot’s license and returned as a co-instructor for the class in 2013. He's been an instructor ever since.

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The Berkley Physics Innovators Initiative (Pi2) is the department’s new vision for modernizing, streamlining, and strengthening the path students follow as they pursue their undergraduate careers. An important component, says faculty member Feng Wang, is the Pi2 Summer Scholars Program, in which undergraduates can participate in a research...