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This longeared bat, Myotis evotis, was captured in Arizona by researchers from UC Berkeley and the University of Arizona. The scientists took tissue samples from the wings before releasing it and used the samples to sequence the bat's genome and to establish cell cultures for study. Elise Lauterbur
Clues to Longevity May Reside in the Genomes of Long-Lived Bats
Berkeley scientists analyze bat genes which could play a role in longevity.
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NSF Invests $37.5 Million in its Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation
NSF renews support for the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation, a multi-institutional research center led by UC Berkeley.
A researcher looks at a data visualization screen.
UC Berkeley Announces New Professional Graduate Degree in AI and Machine Learning
Berkeley announces a new professional graduate degree in AI and machine learning.
Doctors and nurses rush down a hospital corridor with a patient on a guerney
New Study Upends Traditional Thinking About Doctors Versus Nurse Practitioners
New Berkeley Haas research finds doctors outperform nurse practitioners on average, with more variance within each profession.
An educator working with TK students at a charter school in Los Angeles county. Ilene Perlman/Center for the Study of Child Care Employment
California's Universal TK Expansion Leaves Other Child-Care Providers Struggling
UC Berkeley study finds child-care providers need support adapting to younger children.
A person wearing a white lab coat and purple gloves operates a pipetting device on a lab bench.
A Promising New Diabetes Treatment Helps Burn Fat While Keeping Muscle
A new compound identified by Berkeley researchers help cells burn extra energy with no change in food intake or exercise.
From left to right: Covariant founding team of four training a robot using VR teleoperation.
Berkeley Talks: Leaping Robots, AI Companies and a NASA Mission
UC Berkeley professor reflects on the curiosity that has propelled former students from his robotics labs to extraordinary achievements.
A smiling neuroscientist in studio lighting and wearing a purple shirt with animation of Bird on her hand
Watch: Decode the Chatter of Birds with a Berkeley Neuroscientist
By combining field recordings with direct observation of songbirds, a Berkeley researcher was able to decipher everyday bird chatter.
Dawn Song stands on a stage speaking into a headset microphone.
UC Berkeley Computer Scientist on the Promise and Perils of Agentic AI
Berkeley professor discusses how autonomous AI agents are reshaping technology.
An aerial shot of a modern housing development, with homes built side by side among a diagonal grid of streets and cul-de-sacs
California Has an Affordability Crisis. How Do We Fix It?
Berkeley policy expert Sam Trachtman explores solutions that challenge conventional wisdom on the housing crisis.
Saul Perlmutter leans in front of a window with equations and drawings, with a telescope in the background.
Expanding What’s Known About Our Fast-Expanding Universe
Berkeley physics professor recounts his team's discovery of our universe's accelerating expansion.
The dome of the California Capitol building in Sacramento, against a clear blue sky, with U.S. and state flags on the left.
California Prop. 40, the ‘Billionaire Tax,’ Holds Lead in New UC Berkeley IGS Poll
Voters are partisanly split on California's wealth tax and voter ID measures.
Victoria Gray looking over her shoulder and smiling at a formal event
After 34 Years of Sickle Cell Crises, CRISPR Gave Her a New Life
Volunteering for the first CRISPR therapy gave Victoria Gray a future and made her a global voice of hope.
In early March 2023, a levee breach on the Pajaro River flooded the nearby town of Pajaro, an unincorporated community of about 3,000 people located in Monterey County, California.
Can ‘Digital Twins’ Help California Manage Its Growing Flood Risk?
Berkeley researchers are using virtual simulations to better integrate ecology, climate change and social equity into flood management.
A yard sign opposing a proposed 300-megawatt data center in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. Paul Weaver/Sipa via AP
Why We Don’t Need More Data Centers to Build Better AI
UC Berkeley experts argue that smaller and more efficient open-source technologies are the way of the future.
Two people lean over a glass display case, arranging artifacts for an exhibit about the anciet Etruscans at in the Doe Library lobby.
2,500-Year-Old Etruscan Artifacts On Display at UC Berkeley
The Hearst Museum at UC Berkeley hosts an exhibit of the largest collection of Etruscan artifacts in the country.