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Berkeley researchers and scholars aim to teach a new generation of students about individuals and groups left out of history books or misunderstood.
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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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New book argues that scientific reasoning is a necessity for living in a world shaped by science and tech
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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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Berkeley professor explores how drawing and mapping can provide actionable strategies toward an anticolonial, antiracist future.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
Water flows through a series of concrete channels that zig-zag across a dry, grassy mountainside. In the foreground, Two researchers are placing a wood-framed mesh grid into one of the channels to prevent fish from entering the experiment. Snowy mountain peaks rise up in the background.
By the end of the century, drought may reshape California's mountain waterways and the ecosystems that depend on them.
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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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The four-ton Eos experiment, built at UC Berkeley, merges two types of neutrino detectors into one.
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Berkeley researchers are working to unlock the richly diverse genomes of fungi to engineer them into meat alternatives.