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UC Berkeley School of Public Health Professor examines the ethics of innovative technologies like gene editing and artificial intelligence, focusing on its intersection with the use of AI in mental health.

UC Berkeley researchers aim to create a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft propelled by light particles.

Two UC Berkeley authors explore the social power of unsettling images from war and conflict — and the psychic risks they pose to viewers.

An Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion was bestowed to the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), a research hub at the University of California, Berkeley that generates evidence decision-makers use to reduce global poverty.

A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley and elsewhere shows that after excise taxes were placed on sugary beverages, purchases declined dramatically and steadily across five American cities.

UC Berkeley professor explains America's deep cultural connection to ancient European customs and traditions with the story of Sinterklaas becoming Santa Claus.

UC Berkeley comparative psychologist have found that great apes and chimpanzees can recognize groupmates they haven't seen in over two decades.

UC Berkeley professor and his lab has been awarded $3.7M to continue their quest for the elusive axion, a particle believed to make up dark matter in the universe.

The six selected programs will use information technology to address challenges in various sectors, including aviation, climate resilience and sustainability, digital health, and semiconductors and systems.

UC Berkeley study finds that vertebrates vary widely in the number of retinal cell types in the eye, but most cell types seem to have a common origin.

The UC Noyce Initiative pursues collaborative research by building community and providing financial funding for cross-campus research projects in digital innovation.

UC Berkeley engineering professors Ashok Gadgil and Boris Rubinsky are named 2023 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.

An experiment in the Sierra Nevada confirms that different forest management techniques are effective at reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfire in California.

The nation's top particle physicists issued its final report recommending future research too focus on neutrinos, dark matter and the cosmic microwave background.

UC Berkeley graduate student argues that phenomena called "Steve" and "picket fence" are masquerading as auroras in the night sky.

Formaldehyde is used by the body to regulate epigenetic change, and it may suppress the body's attempts to prevent the expression or overexpression of certain genes.