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Across campus, researchers are building tools to support freedom of expression on the internet while minimizing the potential for harm.
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Researchers found that Black workers in Michigan automobile manufacturing plants with a greater number of Black colleagues had better cardiovascular health than Black auto workers who worked in overwhelmingly white plants.
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Three projects aimed at dramatically improving the energy efficiency of AI hardware are getting a $16.3 million boost from the Department of Defense.
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AI-generated political content has already wreaked havoc and tilted elections. Here's how to spot it.
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UC Berkeley research notes existence of Earth-like planet around a dead sun, offering hope for our planet's ultimate survival.
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From the U.S.’s first Black theater in New York to today's Broadway stages, there’s been “a kind of de facto censorship” of diverse stories throughout the country's history.
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UC Berkeley is emerging, once again, as a national leader in developing science-based practices that nurture constructive dialogue.
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Replacing existing transmission conductors with those made with advanced composite-core materials could provide a pathway to faster grid expansion.
An El Camino Community College expert speaks at the National Workshop on Data Science Education in June 2024.
UC Berkeley received a $1.5 million grant from the California Education Learning Lab to launch a computing technology hub for the state’s public colleges and universities.
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The second year of life may be a critical time when children recognize and prefer people who have more resources, new UC Berkeley research shows.
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Hear Randy Schekman, a UC Berkeley professor of Molecular and Cell Biology, explain his Nobel Prize-winning work in just 101 seconds.
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New insights could lead to more effective mitigation that saves lives and property.
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The state’s aggressive emissions policies have reduced exposure to PM2.5 air pollution by 65% since 2000, but low-income communities of color still breathe the dirtiest air.
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UC Berkeley scholars see parallels between post-WWI dictatorships and modern American democracy.
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UC Berkeley's Division of Social Sciences has announced an endowed program and chair in Palestinian and Arab Studies to usher in a new era of research and scholarship,
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The center will advance large-scale nature conservation and restoration through community-engaged research, training, outreach, and policy.