“I’m a cheerleader wherever I go.” UC Berkeley alum Cynthia “Cynt” Marshall (BS ’81, Business Administration & Human Resources Management) has always been an optimist, long before she became SVP of human resources at AT&T and the first Black female CEO in the National Basketball Association (NBA).Growing up between Birmingham, Ala., and Richmond, Calif., she was shaped by faith, family, and belief “in lifting up the spirit,” she says. “That is just in my bones.” Known for transforming culture th ...

University Of California, Berkeley

Earthquakes may cause some people to flee the Golden State, but Richard Allen came to California precisely because of them. As a seismologist — a scientist who studies the geological causes of quakes — he saw UC Berkeley as the epicenter of cutting-edge research in the field.Much of that is thanks to the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory (BSL), which operates a large suite of seismic stations across Northern California that ties in with the U.S. Geological Survey’s network to alert the public to ...

University Of California, Berkeley

Earthquakes may cause some people to flee the Golden State, but Richard Allen came to California precisely because of them. As a seismologist — a scientist who studies the geological causes of quakes — he saw UC Berkeley as the epicenter of cutting-edge research in the field.Much of that is thanks to the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory (BSL), which operates a large suite of seismic stations across Northern California that ties in with the U.S. Geological Survey’s network to alert the public to ...

University Of California, Berkeley