Posts by Jason Pohl

A front-facing view of the U.S. Supreme Court

Law

Supreme Court has ‘greenlighted the criminalization of homelessness,’ Berkeley experts say

"This case will be a Rorschach test for elected officials," one expert said. "Will they redouble their efforts to provide shelter and housing, or fall back on laws that punish people for being homeless?"

Llamas anaranjadas de un incendio forestal en California ardiendo por la noche en la distancia, con la silueta de una bomba de petróleo y gas en primer plano.

Research

Según un nuevo estudio, los incendios forestales amenazan cada vez más los pozos petroleros, lo que empeora los riesgos potenciales para la salud

orange flames from a wildfire in California burning at night in the distance, with the silhouette of an oil and gas pumpjack in the foreground.

Research

Wildfires increasingly threaten oil and gas drill sites, compounding potential health risks, study says

a compilation of four illustrations, including of a child, a wheelchair, and a brain, all centered around the word eugenics, meant to signify the numerous ways science and society are still shaped by the legacy of eugenics.

Law

The legacy of eugenics

William Carter wears headphones and listens as a computer program reads text from transcribed slave ship logs, the original of which is displayed on a computer screen.

With newly digitized slave ship logs, Berkeley Ph.D. student examines race, power — and literacy

Claudia Sheinbaum pumping her fist and smiling while delivering a presidential victory speech behind a podium.

Claudia Sheinbaum just became Mexico’s first female president. It’s not surprising, Berkeley historian says.

Donald Trump looks toward a camera after a jury found him guilty.

Trump’s conviction ‘a triumph for the rule of law,’ but election impact is unclear, Berkeley scholars say

Inside the two-year project to unify the UC Berkeley and Cal brands

UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ stands at a microphone, outdoors, looking to the left and smiling.

Chancellor Christ talks encampment, legacy and retirement in her final Campus Conversations event

An abstract compilation of hundreds of numbers, sorted and ranked in a way that illustrates the way everything in life is increasingly counted and scored.

From Uber ratings to credit scores: What’s lost in a society that counts and sorts everything?

Rich Lyons, longtime campus business, innovation leader, will be UC Berkeley’s next chancellor

Three people seated on a stage holding microphones and speaking to an audience about the importance and challenges of protecting free speech.

Campus free speech is essential for the ‘marketplace of ideas,’ leaders say at Berkeley event

A dot of an orange sun is visible through thick smoke generated by the Caldor Fire in South Lake Tahoe in 2021. Researchers are studying how smoke from fires like this can cause long-term health effects.

Wildfire smoke disproportionately affects California’s Indigenous communities, new research shows

A photo shows double-stacked shipping containers along a Berkeley street, with a view of the Campanile in the background.

UC Berkeley releases preliminary costs for closure of People’s Park

Harry Edwards stands on the sidelines of a football field speaking joyfully to a group of people.

From UC Berkeley to 49ers sidelines, Harry Edwards dreams with his eyes wide open

An illustration with a black background, wavy multi-colored lines across the bottom and an artist's depiction of a human head made from octopus tentacles

For new professor, psychedelics and octopuses may hold keys to the human mind

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