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Three leaders of the NASA-partnered project to establish a research park at Moffett Field met in a virtual event to discuss the transformational promise of the Berkeley Space Center.
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Established with a philanthropic investment of almost $17 million, the Haas School of Business is launching the Robert G. and Sue Douthit O’Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics to advance the field toward its next stage of evolution.
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A new UC Berkeley IGS Poll finds broad, bi-partisan worry that disinformation spread via social media will warp the 2024 election campaign.
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UC Berkeley researchers investigate and address the prevalence of misinformation and disinformation present on social media platforms like TikTok regarding sexual and reproductive health information.
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Scholars at Berkeley across a range of disciplines are probing the corrosive effects of algorithms, machine learning and other exotic technologies operating below the surface of the information landscape.
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UC Berkeley and Harvard researchers launch a study into psychedelics’ multifaceted influence on our society today.
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UC Berkeley chemists have come up with a simple and green way to convert methane and ethane into economically valuable liquids such as methanol and ethanol.
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UC Berkeley researchers present a new statistical technique for safely using the predictions obtained from machine learning models to test scientific hypotheses.
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New research shows that hummingbirds have evolved their own unique flight strategies to navigate the gaps between leaves and tangled branches.
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Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry & Vision Science researchers have discovered rare neurons in the eye that are crucial for our visual system to maintain a sharp, steady image of the world.
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Three Distinguished Lectures on the Status and Future of AI.
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UC Berkeley researchers are working to revisit and reinvent molten salt technologies, paving the way for advanced nuclear energy systems and a carbon-free future.
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A UC Berkeley professor, born and raised from the Bay Area, is actively pursuing solutions to the underlying factors contributing to homelessness.
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Viruses of coral symbionts offers clues about deadly disease across coral reef communities.
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UC Berkeley School of Public Health Alum works to improve the lives of individuals and families through culturally appropriate health, affordable housing, and community development services.
Photo of a nanoscale 3D printing benchmarking model called a "3DBenchy" showcases how a new 3D printing technique enabled researchers to embed nitrogen vacancy centers in complex, microscale 3D structures.
Berkeley scientists have introduced a fabrication technique for arranging quantum sensing particles into intricate 3D formations, enabling precise detection of temperature and magnetic field fluctuations within microscale surroundings.