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An illustration shows a ring of small purple particles, representing disease proteins, sitting on a surface. The ring is partially covered by a droplet of liquid containing enlarged cartoons of plasmonic particles.
From COVID to Cancer, New At-Home Test Spots Disease With Startling Accuracy
A new technology created by UC Berkeley engineers uses the "coffee-ring effect," paired with plasmonics and AI, for rapid diagnostics.
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UC Berkeley Researchers Investigate Why So Many Students Are Chronically Absent
A multi-year research project partners with San Francisco students to design and interpret studies exploring chronic absenteeism — and explore how young people can be part of the solution.
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Inspired by Nature, This Engineering Professor’s Designs Fold, Move and Morph
From self-folding chairs to self-planting seeds, UC Berkeley’s Morphing Matter Lab is transforming what's possible in engineering design with their biomimetic materials.
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When Warnings Never Cease, Can We Still Trust Our Instincts?
Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells says there are ways to help us avoid overreacting to false alarms without missing real threats.
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How the Tobacco Industry Drove Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods
Public Health professor discusses how ultra-processed foods are a direct legacy of the tobacco industry, and are responsible for a dramatic rise in obesity, diabetes and other chronic diseases across the country.
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‘We the People’ Is a Timeless Ideal of American Democracy. What’s Gone Wrong?
A report from the Democracy Policy Lab at UC Berkeley finds Americans are confused about the meaning and practices of democracy and deeply distrustful of public institutions.
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Scientists Say Dinosaurs Were Likely Different From What Most of Us Picture
A UC Berkeley paleontologist explains how new discoveries challenge our long-held beliefs about the world of paleontology.
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Proposed Medicaid Cuts Could Have a ‘Far-Reaching, Disproportionate’ Impact on Older Workers
Proposed measures to impose historic cuts on Medicaid spending could have a devastating impact on millions of older working-age Americans.
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Creative Berkeley Scholars Traverse the Globe To Experience International Art
UC Berkeley’s influence traverses the globe, and thanks to the Judith Stronach Travel Seminar, its creative scholars can as well.
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Scientists Complete the Most Thorough Analysis Yet of India’s Genetic Diversity
A new analysis of more than 2,700 complete genomes from South Asians uncovers a wealth of ancient and recent diversity and genetic links to disease.
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Berkeley Engineers Develop Customizable, 3D-Printed Robot for Tech Newbies
A team of Berkeley engineers have developed Berkeley Humanoid Lite, a low-cost, open-source robot made of 3D-printed parts.
a brightly colored rendering of a paved walkway. Many people seem to be enjoying it, including a couple with a bike. There are trees of various opacities, and one has red dots that appear to be fruit. In the background, multicolored apartments can be seen as well as a basketball court and squat community building.
UC Berkeley Teams Nab Top Prizes at National Affordable Housing Competition
A group of Berkeley graduate students won the top honor for a housing development plan that balances feasibility with innovation.
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New Research Says Framing Protests As Fights for Civil Rights ‘Backfires.'
Berkeley professor explains how appeals rooted in American values may be more effective today than those evoking memories of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Mud and Robots: Why Earthen Architecture Is the Future
Berkeley professor gives a primer on earthen architecture and provides a vision of why our future homes should be made of the soil beneath our feet.
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UC Berkeley Ranked Nation's Top Public University by ‘U.S. News’
In an evaluation of more than 2,250 universities around the world, Berkeley ranked sixth overall.
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Experts React to U.S. Supreme Court Ruling on Medical Care for Trans Minors
Berkeley professors weigh in on the enormous significance the Supreme Court ruling could affect not only transgender youth, but possibly also reproductive policy on abortion.