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Climate Action Research Grants Assist Tribal Nations with Resource Management
The projects involve investigating pinyon pine forest ecology and cultural values, monitoring fisheries, and surveying the changing landscapes of California Indian Public Domain Lands.
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Omar Yaghi Wins Prestigious Tang Prize for Sustainable Development
UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi received a top sustainability prize on June 18 for his pioneering discoveries unlocking essential tools to combat the climate crisis.
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Study Shows PFAS Threat to Drinking Water in Rural, Predominantly Latinx Communities
The UC Berkeley study is the first to evaluate PFAS contamination from pesticides in California, and the first environmental justice study on the issue.
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Can Engineered Plants Help Make Baby Formula as Nutritious as Breast Milk?
Human breast milk contains a unique blend of prebiotic sugars that are tricky to replicate in commercial infant formula. New research shows that plants may be the perfect manufacturers.
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Yang Dan wins Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize
Congratulations to HWNI member Yang Dan for winning the 2024 Peter Seeburg Integrative Neuroscience Prize!
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UC Berkeley Neuroscientist and Nanoscientist Among This Year’s Kavli Prize Winners
Doris Tsao shares prize in neuroscience, while Paul Alivisatos shares prize in nanoscience
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Historical Redlining Linked to Lower Urban Wildlife Biodiversity in California
Using data submitted to the iNaturalist citizen science platform, researchers found that historically redlined neighborhoods in many urban areas have lower levels of native and non-native wildlife biodiversity compared to greenlined neighborhoods.
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Psychedelics Change How We See the World. A UC Berkeley study aims to find out why.
Researchers will use neuroimaging to observe the effects of psilocybin on the human brain — in real-time.
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Using AI to Get People Out of Their Cars and Into HOVs
HumanLight traffic signal technology incentivizes ridesharing
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Lisa Barcellos Works to Uncover Biological Effects of Exposure to Wildfire Smoke
The study will explore how wildfire smoke affects the DNA of people living in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Just Became Mexico’s First Female President. It’s Not Surprising, Berkeley Historian Says.
"I see this as, in some ways, a pretty natural outcome for a country that committed officially decades ago to increasing women’s presence in government," said UC Berkeley historian Margaret Chowning.
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New Lancet Series: 750,000 Deaths Linked to Antimicrobial Resistance Could be Prevented Every Year
Authors say that, without action, the world will see a steady increase of deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance.
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With New, Sharper Optics, Arizona Telescope Captures Rare Images of Jupiter’s Moon Io
Large Binocular Telescope's observations of eruptions on volcanically active moon rival those from space
Donald Trump looks toward a camera after a jury found him guilty.
Trump’s Conviction ‘a Triumph for the Rule of Law,’ but Election Impact is Unclear
The historic conviction on all 34 criminal counts came after 9 1/2 hours of jury deliberation. Berkeley experts said the next question is whether it will affect voters in November.
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Michael Yartsev wins Boehringer Ingelheim FENS Research Award
Michael Yartsev's Our leverages the power of natural behavior to uncover general principles of higher-level brain functions related to learning & memory, group sociality, and communication.
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Racial Resentment Fueled Jan. 6 Rebellion and Opposition to House Probe
New research suggests that for some white Americans, "Stop the Steal" refers not just to perceived voter fraud, but to their own loss of status in a more diverse society.