Seven UC Berkeley Faculty Named 2026 Sloan Fellows
Seven Berkeley faculty recognized for being the most promising early-career researchers.
Berkeley Seismology Lab Turns Data Into Disaster Prevention
A Berkeley seismologist helps to keep Californians safe while contributing to important research.
Four UC Berkeley Faculty Elected to National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering announced four UC Berkeley faculty joining its ranks.
An Evolutionary Biologist Makes the Case for Pausing AI
A researcher warns that we may be playing with high-stakes technology we don't fully understand.
How Berkeley Is Turning Waste Wood Into Green Buildings
Explore how Berkeley Wood Lab has worked to improve forest health and mitigate wildfire risk.
How AI Is Transforming Research
Researchers explore the impact of AI in reshaping scientific research.
AI Has a Bias Problem. Can We Build Something Smarter?
A computer scientist believes we can use AI to improve our healthcare and criminal justice systems.
Why ‘Basic Science’ Is the Foundation of Innovation
Berkeley dean explains how curiosity-driven research fuels today's technologies.
Using the Microbiome To Combat Lung Pathogens
Novel approach offers a way to stop deadly infections without using antibiotics.
11 Things UC Berkeley AI Experts Are Watching for in 2026
Berkeley professors go over the developments they’ll be monitoring in 2026.
New Research for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Resurfaces
Researchers analyze data collected over 20 years for extraterrestrial intelligence.
UC Berkeley Will Influence California AI and Tech Governance
A new technology council aims to strengthen California's policies of technology.
Two UC Berkeley Professors Elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Berkeley professors Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani named as 2025 fellows.
New Tool Helps Countries Achieve Environmental Goals
The new tool aims to provide analytical and computing power to various countries.
Improving the Affordability of Hydrogen Fuel
A Berkeley chemist has developed a method to produce green hydrogen from water and electricity.
Researchers Pioneer Greener Way To Extract Rare Earth Elements
New research details sustainable biomining approaches with genetically engineered viruses.
Nature Provides a Blueprint for Healing
From marine mussels to mice, Messersmith draws on biology to develop cutting-edge materials for medicine.
How Crowdsourcing and Phone Cameras Could Help Bring Fallen Soldiers Home
Anarchaeologist is working to build a reference system that can expedite the recovery of fallen soldiers.
Two NASA Satellites Will Launch in Early November
NASA's multiple-satellite mission to another planet will map Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D.
How an Earthquake Could Endanger Healthcare Access
Researchers analyzed healthcare infrastructure to understand emergency healthcare access during natural disasters.
Heart-on-a-Chip May Lead to New Treatments for Heart Failure
New model helps identify nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA directly into heart muscle cells.
Counting the Seconds That Could Change Physics
UC Berkeley physicist Shimon Kolkowitz explains atomic clocks in just 101 seconds.
CITRIS Announces Partnership With TITAN Group
CITRIS partners with TITAN group to further digital innovation and applied research.
Parasitic Worms Rely on Static Electricity To Find Prey in Midair
New research suggests nematodes leap from the ground to infect flies with the help of a static electrical charge.
National Academy of Medicine Adds Two From UC Berkeley
Newly elected National Academy of Medicine members have worked on mobile phone microscopes and health disparities.
Berkeley Alums Develop At-Home Robotic Rehabilitation Device
ATDev co-founders advance new possibilities for assistive technologies.
With These Devices, the Doctor Is Always In
Berkeley engineer explains how implantable and wearable technologies are redefining patient care.
How to Protect Against UV Rays During a Manicure
Berkeley research has led to a spray that protects skin from the cancer-causing UV emitted by gel hardening lamps.
Gov. Newsom To Sign Bill Encouraging Quantum Innovation
A new quantum bill aims to further quantum information science, an area expected to evolve into a trillion-dollar-plus industry.
Former Air Force Chief Scientist To Lead Berkeley Space Center
UC Berkeley has appointed Victoria Coleman to forge a research alliance between academia, NASA and the tech industry.
AI-Driven Tool Optimizes the Design of Shape-Shifting Truss Robots
New genetic algorithm allows researchers to design morphing robots.
NASA Launches Spacecraft with Instruments to Study Earth’s Hydrogen Halo
A recent NASA launch to study Earth's atmosphere utilized UC Berkeley-built instruments.
U.S.-Born and Immigrant Founder Teams Have Startup Edge
New research shows that when immigrant and U.S.-born entrepreneurs team up, their startups perform better than those founded by either group alone.
How the US Became a Science Superpower
UC experts utilize historical events to explain how the U.S. became a science superpower.
Do Chatbots Have a Moral Compass?
Berkeley researchers reveal that each AI platform appears to follow its own set of ethics.
Preparing for the Next ‘Big One’
Berkeley professor details how studying past earthquakes could improve future safety and survival.
Can the ‘Good’ Bacteria in Your Mouth Act As Probiotic Cavity Fighters?
UC Berkeley professor is trying to understand how oral bacteria make biofilms and tip the balance to prevent cavities.
California Communities Can Reduce Wildfire Damage by Half
A new UC Berkeley-led study demonstrates how two mitigation strategies can have a major impact on wildfire destructiveness.
Are We Truly On The Verge of The Humanoid Robot Revolution?
Berkeley roboticist explains why robots are not gaining real-world skills as quickly as AI chatbots are gaining language fluency.
Nobel Laureate Jennifer Doudna on CRISPR and the Future of Gene Editing
Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna speaks on how the idea CRISPR came to be, and its endless applications in the field of biology.
Ripple Bugs Inspire a Novel Propulsion System for Miniature Robots
A robot mimics a bug's effective system for skittering about on the water surface.
How Seeing the New Color ‘Olo’ Opens the Realm of Vision Science
UC Berkeley scientists tricked the eye into seeing "the greenest green" they'd ever seen.
Scientists Hack Microbes To Identify Environmental Sources of Methane
UC Berkeley researchers tweaked a key enzyme to understand the unique fingerprints of different environments on Earth that generate the greenhouse gas.
A Stroke Stole Her Ability To Speak. Scientists Used AI To Bring It Back.
Learn how researchers at UC Berkeley and UC San Francisco were able to finally give a stroke patient a voice again.
Berserkers to Bigfoot: Computational Folklore Explained in 101 Seconds
A UC Berkeley professor uses computational methods to study folklore, online conspiracies, and pop music's meaning in Korea.
Researchers Develop Efficient Memory Sensor for Wet, Salty Environments
New research explains how a new material can enable electronic sensors to function like biological neurons.
Researchers Propose Evidence-Based AI Policy Recommendations
Berkeley researchers have joined with other scientists and policymakers to recommend opportunities to develop evidence-based AI policy.
A Data Science Alliance To Build a Dynamic West African Nation
A relationship between Togo and Berkeley has blossomed into a vital collaboration powering advances in agriculture, health, education and other areas.
A Smarter Approach to Designing Metamaterials
A UC Berkeley-led team has built a new modeling technique that bridges the gap between metamaterials design and manufacturability, paving the way for new and highly useful materials.
As Chatbots Get Smarter, Humans’ Language Abilities Are Becoming Less Special
UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed.