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Rocky Planet Around a White Dwarf Resembles Earth 8 Billion Years From Now
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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Performance Spaces Still Struggle With ‘Soft Censorship’
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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Bridging Divides: From Anger and Mistrust to Belonging — and Hope
UC Berkeley is emerging, once again, as a national leader in developing science-based practices that nurture constructive dialogue.
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Advanced Conductors Provide Path for Grid Expansion
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 to Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Compute Hub
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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Can Toddlers Help Explain the Origins of Our Bias for Wealth?
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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How Looking Closely Led This Cell Biologist to World-Changing Breakthroughs
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 Model Sheds Light on How Wildfires Spread Through Communities
New insights could lead to more effective mitigation that saves lives and property.
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California Has Dramatically Improved Its Air Quality, but Racial Disparities Persist
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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Fascism Shattered Europe a Century Ago — and Historians Hear Echoes Today in the U.S.
UC Berkeley scholars see parallels between post-WWI dictatorships and modern American democracy.
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New Palestinian and Arab Studies Program Established at UC Berkeley
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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UC Berkeley Launches New Center Focused on Environmental Stewardship
The center will advance large-scale nature conservation and restoration through community-engaged research, training, outreach, and policy.
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Agriculture Accelerated Human Genome Evolution To Capture Energy From Starchy Foods
UC Berkeley study finds rapid increase over last 12,000 years in genes for enzymes that digest starch.
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UC Berkeley Ranked No. 1 for Generating Startup Founders, Companies and Female Entrepreneurs
"Venture capital is clearly paying attention to Berkeley-generated companies," Chancellor Rich Lyons said. "And we're just getting started."
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Landscape Architecture Is More People Than Plants, Says UC Berkeley Professor
UC Berkeley landscape architect Walter Hood explain how he tells community stories through his designs.
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Vaporizing Plastic Bags and Bottles Yields Gases to Make New, Recycled Plastics
The catalytic process, discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley, efficiently reduces polymers to chemical precursors, bringing a circular economy for plastics one step closer to reality.