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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Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells says there are ways to help us avoid overreacting to false alarms without missing real threats.
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.
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.
A UC Berkeley paleontologist explains how new discoveries challenge our long-held beliefs about the world of paleontology.
Proposed measures to impose historic cuts on Medicaid spending could have a devastating impact on millions of older working-age Americans.
UC Berkeley’s influence traverses the globe, and thanks to the Judith Stronach Travel Seminar, its creative scholars can as well.
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.
A team of Berkeley engineers have developed Berkeley Humanoid Lite, a low-cost, open-source robot made of 3D-printed parts.
A group of Berkeley graduate students won the top honor for a housing development plan that balances feasibility with innovation.
Berkeley professor explains how appeals rooted in American values may be more effective today than those evoking memories of the Civil Rights Movement.
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.
In an evaluation of more than 2,250 universities around the world, Berkeley ranked sixth overall.
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.
A new study estimates that for every additional degree Celsius of global warming, food production could diminish by an alarming 120 calories per person per day.
Berkeley researchers are utilizing machine learning models in the fight against diseases.