Ecology Law Quarterly (ELQ) is the nation’s top-ranked environmental law journal and a pioneering forum for pivotal scholarship on renewable energy, climate change, deforestation, and other urgent issues. ELQ publishes […]
Setting the Pace in Environmental Law Scholarship
Two Standout Students Rewarded With Major Scholarship
Neil Gallagher ’27 and Marisol Zarate ’27 received two of this year’s four Keker, Van Nest & Peters Diversity Scholar awards, given to aspiring Bay Area litigators who have overcome […]
How Hydrogen Can Lower Carbon Emissions and Pollution in Aviation
Zero-emission hydrogen produced in California could help reduce carbon emissions and air pollution from aviation, and also support energy resilience. Exploring hydrogen’s broader role in aviation, our Center for Law, […]
Law Librarian Ramona Collins Wins Prestigious University Award
UC Berkeley Law’s Ramona Collins received the 2025 Distinguished Librarian Award, which recognizes excellence in librarianship that furthers the university’s teaching and research missions. Presented every other year, the campus […]
A Natural on Artificial Intelligence: Award Winner Nicole Ozer ’03
Alum Nicole Ozer ’03 recently won the Fearless Advocate Award from the American Constitution Society’s Bay Area chapter, and also received a California Senate Resolution commending her work to drive […]
Foster Education Project Aims to Level the Playing Field in Schools
Foster care youth in California are more likely to attend low-performing schools, get suspended five times as much as other students, and have a 56% high school graduation rate compared […]
Alum, Former Center Director Wins Environmental Leadership Award
Jayni Foley Hein ’08 received UC Berkeley Law’s Environmental Leadership Award at the Ecology Law Quarterly annual banquet and spoke with students about her career, the value of public service, […]
Sparkling Job Placement Data for Class of 2024 J.D. Graduates
Overall, 99% of UC Berkeley Law’s Class of 2024 was employed nine months after graduation, a school record since tracking such data. Nearly two-thirds (64%) began their careers at law […]
Professor Saira Mohamed Receives UC Berkeley Law Teaching Award
Professor Saira Mohamed won this year’s Rutter Award for Teaching Distinction, which honors UC Berkeley Law faculty who have shown an outstanding commitment to teaching. She taught Criminal Law and […]
Prominent Guest List Highlights Berkeley’s Annual M&A Forum
The recent annual Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom welcomed a roster of high-profile speakers and panelists in San Francisco. That list included California Attorney General Rob Bonta, […]