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Latest Research News
April 22, 2025
Scientists Trick the Eye Into Seeing New Color ‘Olo’
UC Berkeley scientists created a new platform called “Oz” that directly controls up to 1,000 photoreceptors in the eye at once, providing new insight into the nature of color vision and vision loss.
April 22, 2025
Two Berkeley Professors Receive Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships
The Guggenheim Foundation awards two Berkeley professors one of the highest intellectual honors on North American academics and creatives.
April 21, 2025
A Spate of Suicides Drew This Alumna Back To Confront Mental Health Issues in Academia
Encouraged by Wendy Ingram faculty members shared their experiences with depression and anxiety to help bring these struggles into the open.