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Audience of healthcare workers with one with notepad and pen in hand.
Analysis of the current ratio of medical assistants to primary care physicians within medical practices, found that health-system-owned practices were less likely to be adequately staffed than other practices.
outlines in red of a woman's torso and four circles containing a thermometer, a face with a rash, a painful knee and a woman sleeping
Genetic screen identifies many mutations associated with autoimmune diseases that could help target therapy.
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Most California drivers make sub-minimum wage after Prop 22, as do drivers in Boston, Seattle, and Chicago
A rendering of a five-story building with a glass façade.
A new incubator on the west side of campus will provide resources and support to entrepreneurs in renewable energy and clean technology.
A collage of photos shows scientists working in different types of lab environments
For researchers developing critical new technologies, having an entrepreneurial bent is almost as important as conducting successful experiments.
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The Psychedelics in Society and Culture is an initiative aimed at expanding psychedelic research and dialogue across the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
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A new report addresses the question of how developer of AI can ensure that their models cannot be used by bad-actors.
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Research challenges perception by many athletes and physicians that high lactate levels are bad
Smiling Asian youth clustered around one with phone in hand
Kaiser Permanente study — the first to analyze pubertal onset by Asian ethnicity — may help explain health disparities seen in Asian adults
a person cleans up debris on the island of Tonga after a volcanic eruption in 2022 caused a tsunami. A boat is on land.
Few know that the backbone of the internet is made up of close a million miles of telecommunication cables on the ocean floor.
woman with sleeve rolled up being injected with a needle by a person in a white coat
Biosynthesis in yeast produces a cheaper immune-boosting ingredient of many vaccines.
headshot of UC Berkeley Political Science Professor David Broockman
His research challenges common beliefs about political polarization and offers strategies for political campaigns to persuade voter.
A small green parrot stands at the entrance to an artificial nest box, which is constructed from a wide PVC pipe. Five parrotlet babies stick their heads out of the nest entrance.
New research suggests that competition over love and real estate drives two extreme behaviors in green-rumped parrotlets.
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Two Berkeley professors were recognized into the National Academy of Sciences for their distinguished and continuing contributions in original research.
two colorful renderings of saber-toothed cats with open jaws showing fangs
Berkeley researchers suggest saber-toothed cats held onto their baby teeth to stabilize their sabers.
Portrait of Michael Pollan
In a Q&A, Emeritus Professor Michael Pollan discusses his time at Berkeley and the value of storytelling.