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California agencies will collaborate with UC Berkeley and Stanford University to study the impacts of generative AI on the state and its workforce.
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New treatments for cancer and heart disease and new tools to remove tumors are among seven innovations selected this year to receive a Bakar Fellows Spark Award, of which multiple recipients are UC Berkeley faculty.
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From deadly fungi and toxic tides to wildfire smoke, School of Public Health researchers are racing to identify and mitigate the health hazards of climate change.
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New study finds that the same neurons that help bats navigate through space may also help them navigate collective social environments.
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With schools staggered by COVID, student struggles and teacher shortages, new UC Berkeley dean Michelle D. Young hopes innovation can bring better, more equitable education.
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Three University of California and UC Berkeley institutions will host a fall speaker series to inform and engage researchers, students and others in discussions about AI.
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The UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics says a new — and free — online course and first-of-its-kind voter perceptions survey are just the beginning.
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Berkeley astronomy professor and graduate student observe a newly discovered exploding star in the Pinwheel Galaxy.
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Penny Wieser, a 2022 Rose Hills Innovator, is developing a new approach to study the magma stored deep beneath a volcano.
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UC Berkeley and MIT researchers launch a joint journal for emerging medical and public health topics.
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Delle Monache was recognized "for contributions to modeling and control of CPS Transportation systems."
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UC Berkeley researchers launch a pioneering interdisciplinary training program that will blend criminal justice and computer science to help reduce systemic inequities in the criminal legal system.
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The awards will advance research on mitigating wildfire risk, ensuring the equitable distribution of water and improving K-12 climate justice education.
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Berkeley engineers explain how advances in AI could help restore natural communication.
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UC Berkeley professor Ashok Gadgil was named as the R&D Leader of the Year in the annual R&D 100 Awards program sponsored by R&D World Magazine.
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Contrary to popular belief, professional women now report negotiating their salaries more often than men, but they get turned down more often.