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Genetic analysis of bone fragments from German archaeological site proves that modern humans reached northern Europe not long after they emerged from Africa.
Dayane Silva smiles as a student prods at her children's book in a school library.
UC Berkeley professor leads a course for students to research Chicanx history, centering their scholarship on the experiences and historical contributions of Chicanx women and the marginalized communities they come from.
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New research published by a team at the UC Berkeley used machine learning to more accurately predict which waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act.
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UC Berkeley researchers find that increased interbreeding due to loss of tidal marsh habitat caused saltwater-adapted Savannah sparrows to lose their genetic distinctiveness.
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A new Berkeley Public Health study found that a large share of insurer payments for drugs, which are intended to support further research and development, are instead siphoned off by hospitals for their own use.
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In an era of misinformation, new research by three School of Information students and alums will make it easy to determine the authenticity of an audio clip.
Annelise Gill-Wiehl studied the introduction of efficient cookstoves in Tanzania. Here, women gathered to hear about their advantages. Annelise Gill-Wiehl/UC Berkeley
Aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, UC Berkeley researchers compared five methodologies for evaluating the emission reductions of cookstoves in developing countries.
Omar Yaghi, pictured, is the founder of reticular chemistry and a UC Berkeley professor.
The award honors chemistry leaders whose discoveries are shaping the future of the field and humanity.
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New spring semester course, Brilliance of Berkeley, kicks off allowing students to meet 28 Berkeley luminaries, including three Nobel laureates and several MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" awardees, from a wide range of fields and hear lectures about their research.
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UC Berkeley researchers discovers evidence for huge underwater eruption 500,000 years ago, part of a still-active volcanic arc in the Aegean.
Grace Geurin-Henley and Gwen Iannone
Berkeley Law students Grace Geurin-Henley and Gwen Iannone, leaders of Berkeley Law's Gun Violence Prevention Project, are helping a nonprofit pursue international impact litigation claims.
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A new UC Berkeley study shows that kelp flourished off the Northwest Coast more than 32 million years ago, long before the appearance of modern groups of marine mammals, sea urchins, birds and bivalves that today call the forests home.
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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.
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UC Berkeley researchers aim to create a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft propelled by light particles.
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Two UC Berkeley authors explore the social power of unsettling images from war and conflict — and the psychic risks they pose to viewers.
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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.