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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, in handcuffs, is closely escorted by U.S. federal agents after his arrival in New York on Jan. 5, 2026.
Berkeley Scholar Analyzes the Implications of the Venezuela Strike
UC Berkeley expert explaints what the arrest of the Venezuelan President means for the country.
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11 Things UC Berkeley AI Experts Are Watching for in 2026
Berkeley professors go over the developments they’ll be monitoring in 2026.
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New Research for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Resurfaces
Researchers analyze data collected over 20 years for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Why Kind Leaders Finish First (According to Science)
Leaders from academia and the private sector discuss how kindness is a strategic asset rather than a professional weakness.
A photo collage featuring a child recieving a vaccine injection, superimposed over a photo of a US map and the dome of the U.S. Capitol.
What do the new U.S. vaccine recommendations mean for parents and children?
Infectious disease expert Charles Whittaker on why accountability matters in public health.
Victoria Gray
Rewriting the code: The inside story of the first CRISPR cure
Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy — trading a life that felt hopeless for a future she never thought she’d see.
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Berkeley Student Researchers Investigate Pulled ‘60 Minutes’ Story
UC Berkeley team is highlighted in “60 Minutes” story pulled from broadcast
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Berkeley Talks: How Do We Make Better Decisions? (Revisiting)
UC Berkeley professors discuss how they view decision-making from their respective fields.
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Astronomers See Fireworks From Collisions Around Nearby Star
Scientists captured the first direct images of colliding objects in a neighboring star system.
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UC Berkeley Will Influence California AI and Tech Governance
A new technology council aims to strengthen California's policies of technology.
A person speaking to a room of people, photographed facing the room with somewhat blurred faces in the audience smiling or clapping.
New Berkeley Study Examines How We Analyze Rooms
Some brains perform a complicated assessment, while others seem to take a shortcut.
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Mapping 60 Years of Storytelling in Pop Lyrics
Berkeley researches use machine learning to identify narrative storytelling elements in song lyrics.
A group of Asian immigrants arrive at the Immigration Station on Angel Island in 1931
Berkeley Talks: The Page Act and the US Immigration Control
A panel of Berkeley scholars analyze how a law helped institutionalize racially targeted exclusion.
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The Housing Crisis, Explained in 101 Seconds
UC Berkeley’s Ben Metcalf breaks down the policies needed to make homes affordable again.
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Two UC Berkeley Professors Elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Berkeley professors Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani named as 2025 fellows.
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A New ‘Hypertropical’ Climate Is Emerging in the Amazon
Trees are being increasingly exposed to deadly stress due to climate changes.