Goldman School of Public Policy

Sheng Thao and Pamela Price faced discontent over housing crisis, rising costs and departure of last sports team

"That thousands of infants may have been healthier had the election not occurred is incredibly troubling," said Caitlin Patler, associate professor at UC Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy.

New research suggests that for some white Americans, "Stop the Steal" refers not just to perceived voter fraud, but to their own loss of status in a more diverse society.

Focusing on Section 230 protection for user-generated content is detracting from the real threat: apps' negligent design choices.

Thao's family fled Laos during a genocide. She is the seventh of 10 children. She was...

Early voting is up since the 2018 midterms across the country and in four of the six key states to watch for the 2022 midterms.

The state Supreme Court ruled that UC Berkeley must cap its enrollment and turn away 3,000 students.

UC Berkeley Professor Stephanie Canizales discusses her 2024 book, "Sin Padres, Ni Papeles," in which she chronicles the first-hand experiences of children who navigated a new country on their own.

National elections get more attention, but state legislatures have been reshaping the daily lives of millions of Americans from abortion to education. Several are in contest in this fall's election.

Each year, millions of workers are displaced due to technological advancements, international competition, offshoring, and regulatory changes. These shifts can devastate workers, particularly those with specialized skills and long tenures. An innovative social policy—wage insurance—shows significant promise in mitigating the adverse effects of job loss, in ways traditional unemployment insurance cannot, finds a new…

The lawmaker delivered an impassioned keynote address on May 14 to graduates of the Goldman School of Public Policy, urging them to do three things: disrupt, dismantle, discover

Imagine a technology that could remove planet-warming emissions from smokestacks, turn moisture in the air into drinking water and transform carbon dioxide into clean energy. A new UC Berkeley institute will bring together top machine learning and chemistry researchers to make this vision a reality, and a Bay Area foundation is providing a substantial gift to launch and enable this work at UC Berkeley over the next…

As the Internet evolves to pose grave threats, the high-level initiative "will focus its energy to address real-world challenges with real-world solutions"

Berkeley, CA, April 14, 2022 — The number of people leaving California for other states appears to have slowed during the last quarter of 2021, while the number of people moving into the state appears to be rebounding, according to new estimates released today by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) using credit-bureau data through

Napolitano will provide support and expertise for new civic technology companies that aim to enhance the relationships between people and government through technology.

UC Berkeley political scientist Henry Brady discusses how we got to a place of growing disillusionment with democracy, where so many mistrust the U.S. government and deride fellow voters' ability to make informed decisions.

A look back at 12 major happenings on campus, as chronicled by UC Berkeley News.

From an exploration on how to make sense in a world of nonsense to an examination of the American sitcom, the subjects of this year's books are expansive — a reflection of our dynamic and diverse campus.

Across campus, researchers are building tools to support freedom of expression on the internet while minimizing the potential for harm.

Young voters from the millennial generation and Gen Z are emerging as the demographic center of power in American politics, but new studies by UC Berkeley researchers find they are fatalistic about critical problems such as economic inequality, climate change and the future of democracy.