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Thomas W. Laqueur
“The Work of the Dead,” a book by history professor Thomas W. Laqueur, was selected to receive the 2018 Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies.
Three lines of barbed wire
Response to a recent report finding that California’s correctional and parole officers face extraordinarily high risks of suicide and other mental health problems has Amy Lerman feeling cautiously optimistic about the state’s ability to address the issue.
Geophysicist Peggy Hellweg
Toppling tchotchkes and whining dogs were only some of the sounds from last week’s 4.4-magnitude earthquake on the Hayward Fault. Underground, seismic sensors captured the quake’s deep rumble.
Three frogs belonging to the genus Xenopus
With the occasional appearance of coydogs, pizzlies and ligers, it’s clear that different species can often interbreed, even if the offspring are infertile.
Havre volcano showing new lava from 2012 eruption in red
The 2012 eruption of the Havre volcano took place three-quarters of a mile under the surface near New Zealand, and offered researchers a rare opportunity to study submarine eruptions.
Satellite with ray bursting out of it
Recent observations of a mysterious and distant object that emits intermittent bursts of radio waves so bright that they’re visible across the universe provide new data about the source but fail to clear up the mystery of what causes them.
Buddhist monk standing in the middle of a corridor lit with candles
Center for Buddhist Studies is part of a new international network of universities that is receiving $4.9 million to advance the study of Buddhism and East Asian cultures.
Portrait of Mary Ann Piette
Physicist Mary Ann Piette wants to address too much electricity from solar in the middle of the day and a sharp drop-off in the evenings and mornings by changing when Californians use energy.
Farm worker standing in strawberry farm
A recent study found that worry about deportation was associated with multiple cardiovascular health risk factors in Latinas from California’s Salinas Valley, home to many immigrants.
Amy Poehler and Saru Jayaraman at the Golden Globe Awards
Saru Jayaraman, director of UC Berkeley’s Food Labor Research Center, was actress Amy Poehler’s date to the Golden Globes last night.
pillow basalts from undersea volcanic eruptions
How crucial were high oxygen levels to the transition from simple, single-celled life forms to the complexity we see today?
Myeong-Je Cho looking at a plant
Chocolate is forever, right? Scientists, using the revolutionary gene-editing tool CRISPR, are working to make it so, as climate change threatens the cacao plant’s favorite growing sites. 
Drone
Drones will play a key role in assessing the impact of highly variable water resources around the state thanks to a new $2.2 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
A palm oil processing plant in Pasoh, Malaysian peninsula.
The proliferation of palm oil plantations throughout Southeast Asia has led not only to widespread deforestation but also to the proliferation of wildlife that destroy remaining forests, according to a new international study.
Diagram of an adeno-associated virus
Scientists have for the first time used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to disable a defective gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in mice, extending their lifespan by 25 percent.