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Record number of California residents apply to UC Berkeley

Fri., 2023-02-24 09:35am
Berkeley officials attribute the increase in its California resident applications to their enhanced outreach efforts

Burned out? Berkeley expert’s book offers roadmap to a better workplace

Thu., 2023-02-23 02:25pm
Christina Maslach, a psychology professor emerita at UC Berkeley, began researching burnout decades ago. Her new book serves as a solutions-focused template for employees and employers alike.

New long-term space plan for UC Berkeley’s library

Thu., 2023-02-23 02:20pm
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Benjamin Hermalin and University Librarian and Professor Jeff MacKie-Mason sent the following message to the campus community on Thursday: UC Berkeley is announcing the library’s long-term space plan. The plan

Can computers speak for us?

Thu., 2023-02-23 09:30am
UC Berkeley professor Gopala Anumanchipalli is engineering systems that can give people with disease and disability a new way to talk

California funds historic UC initiative to develop school leaders, build equity

Thu., 2023-02-23 08:00am
The state is investing up to $12 million in additional funding for the 21st Century California School Leadership Academy

Welcome, Lou! UC Berkeley’s new male falcon gets a name

Wed., 2023-02-22 03:00pm
A public contest to name the campus's newest falcon, and Annie's new mate, ended today and drew more than 4,700 votes.

Climate change, urbanization drive major declines in L.A.’s birds

Wed., 2023-02-22 11:00am
A new study uses current and historical bird surveys to reveal how land use change has amplified — and in some cases mitigated — the impacts of climate change on birds in Los Angeles and the Central Valley

What to watch in U.S. Supreme Court hearings on social media algorithms

Wed., 2023-02-22 10:55am
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider this week whether social media companies are shielded from liability when they use algorithmic systems to recommend relevant content to users

From EarEEG to quantum computing, Bakar Prize winners go for broke

Wed., 2023-02-22 09:07am
The annual Bakar Prize provides additional resources to help innovators translate their discoveries into real-world solutions

Meet our new faculty: Laura Balzer, biostatistics

Tue., 2023-02-21 03:16pm
Laura Balzer is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty

Meet our new faculty: Vadim Gorin, mathematics and statistics

Tue., 2023-02-21 03:13pm
Vadim Gorin is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty

Berkeley Dance Project: Students explore Angel Island detainees’ experiences

Tue., 2023-02-21 02:22pm
Within These Walls, presented by the the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies and the campuswide arts project A Year On Angel Island, will run Feb. 23-26

In Ukraine, Berkeley experts are shaping the legal fight against war crimes

Tue., 2023-02-21 02:19pm
Protocol will assure that images from drones, satellites and millions of smart phones will be solid evidence in future trials

In Borneo’s rainforests, people and wild pigs are fundamentally linked

Tue., 2023-02-21 10:55am
These deep ties underscore the importance of understanding our broader link to nature

Vote now! Here are the finalists in Berkeley’s falcon naming contest

Fri., 2023-02-17 07:30am
The names of two former NFL players, an Olympic runner, an astronaut, an architect, a collector of scientific specimens, and a professor and health care economist made the cut.

I’m a Berkeleyan: Diane Coppini’s campus career began as a student-plumber

Thu., 2023-02-16 03:10am
Today, she's director of engineering technical services at Facilities Services

After gun violence, find comfort in Berkeley’s fight for good

Wed., 2023-02-15 11:23am
In the darkness of Sunday’s news, we share the motto that has illuminated UC Berkeley for more than 150 years: Fiat Lux – Let there be light

Twisted crystals: a new material that could improve opto-electronics

Wed., 2023-02-15 11:11am
Heising-Simons Faculty Fellow Jei Yao thinks new types of crystals have the potential to revolutionize optical communication, astrophysics and quantum computing

Grace Gu is engineering AI-optimized, bioinspired materials

Wed., 2023-02-15 11:01am
The CITRIS principal investigator and assistant professor of mechanical engineering takes inspiration from nature and uses machine learning to create more efficient materials

Six young faculty members named 2023 Sloan Research Fellows

Wed., 2023-02-15 09:45am
Sloan Research Fellows are chosen for creativity, innovation and research accomplishments that make them stand out as the next generation of leaders

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