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How red-eared invaders are hurting California’s native turtles
Western pond turtles got fatter and healthier after scientists removed nearly 200 invasive red-eared slider turtles from the UC Davis Arboretum
Barry Stroud, influential, independent-minded philosopher, dies at 84
His overarching legacy was an ability to see the big picture in philosophy
Student honors 1930s anti-fascist war hero, ‘the best of us’
Young alum Robert Merriman died as a Spanish Civil War volunteer
Doudna awarded prize for helping build a better, more harmonious world
The 2019 Welfare Betterment Prize comes with a certificate, trophy and more than $2.5 million
Campus fills with energy as newest students move in
Thousands of students, parents, build new homes in residence halls
UC receives its 11th U.S. patent for CRISPR-Cas9
Six more U.S. patents should arrive by the end of the year, brining total CRISPR portfolio to 17
From the first dorms in 1929, campus housing has come a long way
From early housing cooperatives during the Great Depression to fights for racial and gender parity on campus, housing has been on the frontlines of the battle for student welfare throughout UC Berkeley’s history
A map of the brain can tell what you’re reading about
Brain scientists open yet another door to our inner thoughts and narratives
Berkeley Talks: Take an intoxicating plants tour at the UC Botanical Garden
Sal Levinson, who grows the plants they sell at the garden, gave a tour about the plants people have used to heal pain, cause pain, bring pleasure, celebrate the sacred and symbolize faith.
Wearable sensors detect what’s in your sweat
New easy-to-make sensors can provide real-time measurements of electrolytes and metabolites in perspiration
Berkeley librarian’s personal best? A 303-pound deadlift
Hilary Schiraldi, a business librarian at Berkeley Haas, says a Cal Rec Sports strength-training class at the Hearst Gym helped pave the way for her to become a competitive powerlifter.
Women don beards to highlight gender bias in science
A documentary about the Bearded Lady Project premieres Aug. 22 at Lawrence Hall of Science, accompanied by a photo exhibit highlighting Berkeley paleontologists, all of them women
How weapons fuel America’s mass shootings
“Does the availability of guns increase the death rate from assault? Of course, it does,” says one Berkeley Law researcher
Announcing Berkeley’s new top human resources administrator
Eugene Whitlock starts the new job on Aug. 28
Berkeley to mark ‘400 Years of Resistance to Slavery and Injustice’
Aug. 30 symposium kicks off a year of talks, films and performances
Meet Berkeley’s new data science leader
Jennifer Tour Chayes has made a name for herself as an expert in the field of network science
I’m a Berkeleyan: Mike Combs: ‘Through rain, sleet or protesters, we would deliver the mail’
The senior mail processor says when he first started working at UC Berkeley in 1985, mail was "very, very important." But by 2000, after the internet had taken over, mail use began to slowly drop off.
Berkeley Talks: How an ‘awe walk’ helped one musician reconnect with her home
In this Science of Happiness podcast episode, Diana Gameros talks with Dacher Keltner about how the awe walk practice helped her "see it all and hear it all" both in California and Mexico, where she recently visited for the first time in 16 years.
An update on the recent news about U.S. News and World Report rankings
The incorrectly reported alumni giving data is most certainly not a measure of the academic quality at UC Berkeley
Jupiter’s annual portrait is a beaut
The Hubble Space Telescope's most recent photos show that some major features, including Red Spot Jr., have changed color