Nobel laureate, UCLA alum and UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman addresses commencement ceremonies, accepts the UCLA Medal.

Nick Woodman shares some keys to charting a successful path with fellow alumni.

Cal alum Keith Harper says he always wanted a career that helped his people—indigenous people. Now he'll represent the U.S. on the United Nation’s Human Rights Council.

Stories of triumph abound as UC confers diplomas on roughly 62,000 new graduates this year — many of whom will be the first in their family to go to college.

Students develop coating that removes up to 97 percent of smog-causing nitrogen oxides.

Self-professed football fanatic is studying the science of making the sport safer.

A trio of students serves as excellent representatives of the Class of 2014.

Estimated 20,000 attend memorial for victims in Isla Vista tragedy.

Bioengineers were among first members of UC San Diego Howard Partnership for Graduate Student Success.

Prototype solar-powered device has potential applications for security cameras and wildlife monitoring in remote areas.

Rebecca Peters’ IQ score measured so low in fourth grade that her school did not deem her to be college material. Today she’s a diehard clean-water-access warrior and UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior.

Entrepreneur Nick Woodman: “You wake up one morning and the company you started with your college friends is the fastest growing digital capture company in the world.”