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Coronavirus skeptics, deniers: Why some of us stick to deadly beliefs

Thu., 2020-03-26 12:42pm
Cognitive scientist explains why we choose to believe some things and not others

COVID-19 first target of new AI research consortium

Thu., 2020-03-26 08:41am
UC Berkeley, University of Illinois to host C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute to use AI and machine learning to tackle societal problems

A history of women’s civil rights activism at Berkeley

Wed., 2020-03-25 12:25pm
Oral histories from female alum that fought for civil and political rights in the 1960s

Commencement curveball: Graduating students jolted by COVID-19

Wed., 2020-03-25 09:50am
"The semester’s ending in the most dramatic fashion,” says one graduating senior

In Earth’s largest extinction, land die-offs began long before ocean turnover

Wed., 2020-03-25 09:00am
Turnover of land animals 252 million years ago took hundreds of thousands of years, while marine organisms died off much quicker

UC Berkeley staff strive for normalcy amidst pandemic

Tue., 2020-03-24 02:45pm
Despite COVID-19, campus employees maintain a sense of community

Strategic plan for working at home: Stay connected

Tue., 2020-03-24 01:03pm
With millions now working from home, Berkeley's Cristina Banks says employers and employees face crucial questions about workplace culture

UC Berkeley community invited to live webcast on COVID-19

Mon., 2020-03-23 06:30pm
Associate Vice Chancellor for Communications and Public Affairs sent the following message to the campus community on Monday: On Wednesday, March 25 from 11:10 a.m. to noon the Office of Communications and Public Affairs will

UC Berkeley to postpone commencement due to coronavirus

Mon., 2020-03-23 06:27pm
Chancellor Carol Christ sent the following message to graduating seniors on Monday, along with a link to a survey: Many of you have reached out to inquire about our plans for commencement this May. Your

Coronavirus forces hands-on learning to go online and hands-off

Mon., 2020-03-23 11:02am
With only a few days notice, graduate student instructors scrambled to put lab courses online

UC Berkeley’s Basic Needs Center helps students struggling during shelter-in-place

Fri., 2020-03-20 05:33pm
“You can’t assume that people have shelter, and have food to take care of themselves, when they're sheltering in place,” center leader says

A message of gratitude from Chancellor Carol Christ

Fri., 2020-03-20 05:13pm
"We are in the midst of a disruption unlike any in recent memory, but I am so proud and grateful to see such a spirit of community emerge even in spite of that," Christ wrote in a message to the campus

What use is worry? Psychologist explains anxiety’s pros and cons

Fri., 2020-03-20 03:13pm
Excessive worry about COVID-19 is becoming a mental health pandemic unto itself. But when is anxiety useful, and when is it destructive?

Coronavirus response: Grading policies for the spring semester

Fri., 2020-03-20 12:42pm
UC Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos, Chair of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate Oliver O’Reilly, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education Cathy Koshland, and Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean

Coronavirus response: Update to campus on COVID-19

Fri., 2020-03-20 09:35am
UC Berkeley Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos and Vice Chancellor for Administration Marc Fisher sent the following message to the campus community on Friday: We are writing with updates related to COVID-19. First,

UC Berkeley’s falcon family tending to four-egg clutch

Thu., 2020-03-19 02:40pm
Annie and Grinnell's clutch heads for Hatch Day

Coronavirus response: Updates for students living on campus

Thu., 2020-03-19 02:05pm
UC Berkeley Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Stephen Sutton sent the following message to residents of on-campus housing units on Thursday: We understand that many students are still considering whether they want to remain in

High-speed microscope captures fleeting brain signals

Wed., 2020-03-18 05:00pm
New techniques allow tracking millisecond voltage changes and calcium signaling in awake mice

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