Faculty Award Recipients in the News

UC Berkeley researchers investigate and address the prevalence of misinformation and disinformation present on social media platforms like TikTok regarding sexual and reproductive health information.

UC Berkeley distinguished professor awarded the nation's highest honor for technological achievement for his work in safe drinking water technologies.

The 2023 Citation Laureate is a distinction that recognizes both as amongst the world's top economists whose work is considered to be of Nobel-prize class.

Delle Monache was recognized "for contributions to modeling and control of CPS Transportation systems."

UC Berkeley professor Ashok Gadgil was named as the R&D Leader of the Year in the annual R&D 100 Awards program sponsored by R&D World Magazine.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Michael Zuerch has received a prestigious DOE Early Career Research Program Award for his research entitled "Ultrafast mechanisms of chirality control in electronic materials".

Karthik Shekhar has been awarded this scholarship for research on the evolution of neural diversity and patterning in the visual system. 

Biophysicist honored for pioneering electron microscopy research that elucidated the earliest steps of gene transcription.

Bioengineering Professor Aaron Streets says it is important for those who conduct that research “to represent the full diversity of human genetic variation.

The Fukuoka Prize honors the outstanding work of individuals, groups and organizations in preserving and creating the unique and diverse cultures of Asia.

African American Studies Professor Leigh Raiford and Berkeley Law Professor Saira Mohamed are winners of the annual Berlin Prize.

There are now 156 UC Berkeley faculty members in the ranks of the NAS.