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Trump, Barr raise ‘enormous red flags’ over Justice Department neutrality

Thu., 2020-02-13 03:54pm
A high-level conflict over the sentencing of Roger Stone, political confidant to President Donald Trump, will come to a climax next week in a federal courtroom in Washington, D.C. But for Berkeley Law professor Orin

Understanding the history of slavery through architecture

Thu., 2020-02-13 03:20pm
Q&A with Rodney Leon, designer of The Ark of Return, a U.N. slavery memorial, who will speak at UC Berkeley on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at noon

Huge bacteria-eating viruses narrow gap between life and non-life

Wed., 2020-02-12 10:00am
Large bacteriophages that dwarf the smallest bacteria also carry bacterial genes, including CRISPR and ribosomal proteins, blurring the line between living microbes and viral machines

Nine young faculty named 2020 Sloan Fellows

Wed., 2020-02-12 07:00am
Sloan Fellowships are prestigious, two-year appointments awarded to the best and the brightest U.S. and Canadian scientists

Coronavirus: Fear of Asians rooted in long American history of prejudicial policies

Tue., 2020-02-11 04:00pm
For 30 years, hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Japanese immigrants were detained on Angel Island before being deported or allowed into the country

Made of honor: History major secures plaque for Spanish Civil War hero

Tue., 2020-02-11 04:00pm
Historical marker now shows former home of one of Berkeley's "bravest" graduate students

Meet our new faculty: David Broockman, political science

Tue., 2020-02-11 12:50pm
Broockman studies how voters and politicians make decisions

Meet our new faculty: Polly Arnold, chemistry

Tue., 2020-02-11 12:50pm
Arnold's research is focused on exploratory synthetic chemistry of the f-block that challenges preconceived ideas of structure, reactivity and bonding

The Montgomery bus boycott and the women who made it possible

Tue., 2020-02-11 11:50am
Berkeley professor Ula Taylor discusses how the 1955-56 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, was led by a group of black women activists working behind the scenes — the Women's Political Council

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?

Mon., 2020-02-10 09:51am
The immune systems of some bats are so fierce that they drive viruses to a virulence that proves deadly when they cross over into humans

5 Berkeley SkyDeck startups that might change the way we live

Sun., 2020-02-09 04:00pm
Annual Demo Day features big ideas and bold solutions

5 Berkeley SkyDeck startups that can change the way we live

Sun., 2020-02-09 04:00pm
Annual Demo Day features big ideas and bold solutions

Three Berkeley professors named to National Academy of Engineering

Fri., 2020-02-07 03:50pm
Election to the NAE is one of the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer in the United States

Taking time to reflect on how deeply slavery has shaped our society

Fri., 2020-02-07 03:38pm
Oscar Dubón, UC Berkeley's vice chancellor for equity & inclusion, wrote the campus community in honor of Black History Month

Berkeley Talks: Denise Herd and Waldo Martin on Berkeley’s ‘400 Years’ initiative

Fri., 2020-02-07 03:00pm
The professors discuss 400 Years of Resistance to Slavery and Injustice, a yearlong campus initiative that includes weekly events with scholars, activists and artists from across the country

Virus expert and cancer biologist Harry Rubin dies at 93

Fri., 2020-02-07 09:00am
Rubin's study of the Rous sarcoma virus, which causes cancer in chickens, paved the way for the discovery of cancer-causing genes in humans

Molecular ‘switch’ reverses chronic inflammation and aging

Thu., 2020-02-06 08:00am
Discovery could help treat or even reverse the development of age-related conditions like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, and diabetes

A fresh new name for UC Berkeley’s data science division

Wed., 2020-02-05 03:38pm
The new 'Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society' seeks to unite the vast array of data science-related research and teaching around campus

What ancient Rome, the Founding Fathers and MLK can tell us about impeachment

Wed., 2020-02-05 01:51pm
At an extraordinary moment in U.S. history, leading Berkeley scholars look for deeper meaning

Burdensome regulations stymie backyard cottage production, UC Berkeley study finds

Wed., 2020-02-05 12:20pm
San Diego and Sebastopol are bright spots, according to the study

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