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Berkeley part of new international Buddhist Studies network
A research experience to smile about
On the ground in Greece, students test tech to help refugees
European Patent Office to grant UC a broad patent on CRISPR-Cas9
Renewable energy has robust future in much of Africa
Researchers unveil new initiative on human migration
Berkeley SETI turns Australian telescope on nearest exoplanet to Earth
To improve Beijing’s air quality, cut household fuel use too
China’s plans to curb Beijing’s health-damaging air pollution by focusing on restricting emissions from power plants and vehicles may have limited impact if household use of coal and other dirty fuels is not also curtailed, according to a new study.
Taiwan’s Tang Prizes awarded to Doudna, Rosenfeld
Taiwan’s top science award, the Tang Prize, has gone to two UC Berkeley scientists well-known in the fields of biochemistry and physics: Jennifer Doudna, for her invention of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing, and Arthur Rosenfeld, often called the “godfather of energy efficiency.”
The case for accepting more, not fewer, Syrian refugees
Kate Jastram, an attorney and UC Berkeley expert in forced migrations, says closing U.S. doors to Syrian refugees would deepen America’s anti-Muslim reputation and alienate the 3.3 millions Muslims already living here.
UC Berkeley first university to house a center for Bangladesh studies
The first university-housed center for Bangladesh studies officially opens at UC Berkeley on March 30 with Chancellor Nicholas Dirks presiding over an invitation-only ribbon-cutting ceremony followed by a talk by Sir Fazle Abed, founder and CEO of BRAC, one of the world’s largest NGOs.