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UC Berkeley Anthropology Commentary: Exploitation of Human Remains for Educational Purposes Lasted Centuries
Berkeley Professor sheds light on the historic red market trade of human skeletons from India and the ethics of using them for educational purposes.
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Amidst Misinformation, Critical Thinking Needs a 21st Century Upgrade
New book argues that scientific reasoning is a necessity for living in a world shaped by science and tech
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UC Berkeley Will Manage $300 Million NASA Mission To Map the UV Universe
UltraViolet EXplorer (UVEX), led by Caltech and managed by UC Berkeley, aims to map the entire sky with ultraviolet and is expected to launch in 2030.
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Danika Cooper Uses Tools of Landscape Architecture To Visualize a Decolonized U.S.
Berkeley professor explores how drawing and mapping can provide actionable strategies toward an anticolonial, antiracist future.
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Plans for Water Equity in a Warming World
A lead Berkeley researcher on COEQWAL is exploring ways to distribute California surface water more equitably among agriculture, cities and unincorporated communities, and the environment.
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UC Berkeley Summit Tackles AI Governance, Trust and Ethical Technology
The inaugural UC Berkeley Tech Policy Summit & Awards Ceremony focused on navigating the complex landscape of tech policy and forging a path that fosters innovation while promoting social good.
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Molecular Weaving Makes Polymer Composites Stronger Without Compromising Function
Berkeley researchers are now leveraging both the porosity and molecular weaving to make polymer composites stronger, tougher, and more resistant to fracture.
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More Than 120 Protesters Blinded by Iranian Agents, Probe Confirms
UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center says the victims, most aged 30 and under, suffered partial or full loss of sight in the government crackdown on protests demanding women’s rights.
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Tech and Policy Converge: UC Berkeley Summit Tackles AI Governance, Trust, and Ethical Tech
UC Berkeley Tech Policy Summit drew world-renowned academics, thought leaders, policymakers, industry pioneers, and innovators, to discuss and debate the most pressing issues at the intersection of technology and policy.
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Three Decades After UN Milestone, Experts Convene To Find AI Climate Solutions
Using the power of artificial intelligence, Berkeley researchers are developing cutting-edge machine learning technology to stem the planet’s warming and its related impacts.
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The Heat Index — How Hot It Feels — Is Rising Faster Than Temperature
Berkeley researcher points out that the way most government agencies calculate the heat index is inaccurate when dealing with the temperature and humidity extremes we're seeing today.
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What Artificial Streams Can Teach Us About Insects, Algae and Our Changing Climate
By the end of the century, drought may reshape California's mountain waterways and the ecosystems that depend on them.
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Wind Turbines Have Little Effect on US Property Values
Research sheds light on the dynamics between renewable energy infrastructure and local property values, providing valuable insights for sustainable and community-friendly energy development.
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Tests Begin on Sensitive Neutrino Detector for Nonproliferation As Well as Physics
The four-ton Eos experiment, built at UC Berkeley, merges two types of neutrino detectors into one.
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2024 Bakar Prize Recipients Target Skin Disease, Spintronics and Tree Bark
Five UC Berkeley faculty members have been awarded the 2024 Bakar Prize, which is designed to give a boost to campus innovators as they translate their discoveries into real-world solutions.
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As America’s Rule of Law Is Threatened, Black History Holds Lessons
Berkeley professor reveals the many ways Black Americans, long before the Civil Rights Movement, navigated the law by asserting their civil rights of property.