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a person stops to watch a screen displaying the US Presidential debate between Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.
UC Berkeley experts are researching, reaching out and offering solutions during a tumultuous 2024 election season.
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I School Professor Deirdre K. Mulligan contributed to the directive during her time serving in the U.S. Office of Science Technology and Policy.
The White House in Washington D.C. at night, illuminated with lights and with a fountain in the foreground shooting water into the air.
Berkeley researchers suggest to reconnect with your community and think in the long term rather than in day-to-day headlines, regarding the upcoming elections.
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New Zealand and Hawaii remain the most inclusive based on Berkeley's inclusive index.
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Berkeley sociologist explains the basics of the study of sociology in just 101 seconds.
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Berkeley researchers have found a type of porous material that quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air.
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Berkeley political scientists focus on correcting our negative misconceptions about political opponents.
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The ambitious World Humanities report is a six-year global effort that includes 10 recommendations for how to protect the humanities.
People are voting
Berkeley professors say the largest vulnerability to election results is the human element.
Economist James A. Robinson, sitted at a desk in a happily cluttered office, smiling as he waits to start a video interview
Robinson helped to transform the study of development in low-income countries, and built a network of influential former students.
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Watch UC Berkeley linguistics professor break down the linguistic signals in Kamala Harris' speech.
an older man, at left, confers in a medical office with a doctor (at right) who is holding out a prescription vial.
New research suggests that patients of altruistic doctors had dramatically lower rates of hospitalization and emergency room visits, as well as lower medical expenses.
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With the help of deep learning, scientists have leveraged citizen science data from iNaturalist to create the highest resolution map yet of plant distributions throughout California.
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New research suggests that instead of sanitizing children's online environment, adults should focus on equipping children with tools to critically assess information.
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Poverty-level wages pose urgent problem for U.S. childcare, study finds
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Three Nobel Prize winners this year share a UC Berkeley connection.