Berkeley Research at a Glance

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Top U.S. University with highest number of highly ranked graduate programs

7

Nobel laureates

144

Members of the National Academy of Sciences

223

Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Funding award chart FY19

 

2018 – 2019
Research Funding Sponsors

Each year, the Berkeley campus receives well over one-half billion dollars in research support from external sources.

 

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Latest Research News

September 19, 2019

In media coverage of climate change, where are the facts?

The New York Times makes a concerted effort to drive home the point that climate change is real, but it does a poor job of presenting the basic facts about climate change that could convince skeptics, according to a review of the paper’s coverage since 1980.
September 17, 2019

Constitution’s biggest flaw? Protecting slavery

For many, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky wrote the book on Constitutional Law. Named the most influential person in legal education in 2017 by National Jurist magazine, Chemerinsky agreed to share some insights about the Constitution’s tenets, history, and challenges.

Featured in the Media

September 19, 2019
Describing the diverse aquatic life of the Jurassic Tethys Sea in what is now Central Europe, a new study led by Cristina Robins, a senior museum scientist at Berkeley's Museum of Paleontology, highlights not only a peak time for biodiversity…
September 18, 2019
A new study of the 2018 Midterm elections, led by political science and law professor Taeku Lee for the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Civic Engagement Fund and Groundswell Fund, documents unprecedented participation by women of…
September 17, 2019
Economics professor Emi Nakamura, known for her research on price "stickiness" and the economic effects of government spending, won the John Bates Clark Medal this past May. The annual award from the American Economic Association recognizes…
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