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No Robot Can Match a Squirrel’s Ability To Leap From Limb to Limb — Until Now
Based on studies of leaping squirrels, UC Berkeley students design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch.
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Five Years After COVID, U.S. University Students Still Lag in Key Areas
New study finds lasting post-pandemic declines in student engagement in American Universities.
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How is Slavery Represented at American Tourist Sites Today?
UC Berkeley's Stephen Small and the representation of slavery in contemporary heritage tourism
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Iguanas Floated One-Fifth of the Way Around the World To Colonize Fiji
Researchers find that Fiji iguanas are most closely related to the North American desert iguana.
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With AI and Linguistics, This Professor Is Decoding How Animals and Humans Communicate
Watch a UC Berkeley linguistics professor explain his work in just 101 seconds.
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Nearly 40% of Companies Missed 2020 Climate Targets With No Consequences
A new study found that companies faced no significant penalties from the market or from stakeholders for failing to meet their targets.
Beatriz Leyva-Cutler, executive director for BAHIA Inc. sits for a portrait in an empty classroom at Centro Vida Child Care Center, a part of the Bay Area Hispano Institute for Advancement
Five Years After COVID-19, A Struggling Child Care Workforce Faces New Threats
The child care sector has mostly recouped COVID-era losses, but it remains a workforce in crisis, according to a new analysis at UC Berkeley.
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Brian Staskawicz Awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture
A Berkeley professor has been awarded the 2025 Wolf Prize in Agriculture for his discoveries of the immune system and disease resistance in plants.
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Scientists Discover New Heavy-Metal Molecule ‘Berkelocene’
Chemists at Berkeley have made pioneering discoveries regarding the chemistry of transuranium elements.
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Investigating the Psychedelic Blue Lotus of Egypt, Where Ancient Magic Meets Modern Science
Berkeley researchers use liquid chromatography to analyze the blue lotus plant at a chemical level.
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Researchers and Students Gather in Sproul Plaza To ‘Stand Up for Science’
Thousands of people gather at UC Berkeley to protest ongoing or threatened cuts to federal research funds, part of a day of action organized by research scientists around the country.
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How an Infectious Disease Researcher Stays Grounded During Uncertain Times
Berkeley professor hopes to apply insights from studying the immune system’s response to bacteria that cause tuberculosis and dysentery into other areas affecting public health, such as cancer.
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As Trump Upends Foreign Policy, Berkeley Scholar Sees Irreparable Damage to U.S. Power and Prestige
Berkeley professor explains how the Trump administration is reshaping long-time alliances and what's at stake for the future of U.S. leadership in the world.
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Why America Needs Unmuzzled Science
Berkeley professor discusses the need for government transparency in public health.
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Watch UC Berkeley’s Dean of Letters and Science Explain the Liberal Arts in 101 Seconds
Berkeley professor explains how a single college can span astronomy, philosophy, physics and African American Studies.
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For Better Quantum Sensing, Go With the Flow
A new quantum sensing technique lets researchers detect trace amounts of certain ions and molecules, and could someday find applications in environmental monitoring, medicine, and more.