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Students take the stage at the 12th Annual UNITY Drag Show
This year's theme was Extragalactic and focused on inclusivity and diversity in drag performance
Meet Blue, the low-cost, human-friendly robot designed for AI
Blue’s creators hope the new robot will accelerate the development of robotics for the home
Cal Day 2019 turns its focus to the newest among us
Annual celebration of all things Berkeley designed with new admits in mind
Haas conference: Creating a world where everyone belongs
Haas Institute hosts global conference in pursuit of more inclusive society
Chancellor Christ on Berkeley’s future, national admissions scandal
She spoke to the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco
A mind-altering exploration spanning time and the globe at the Hearst Museum
The new exhibition is a wide-ranging tour of caffeine, alcohol, opium and, yes, sugar
Insulin study offers new clues to diabetes treatment
Researchers discover surprising new behavior of insulin receptor, providing valuable insight into diabetes, obesity and heart disease
Medicaid work requirements part of the attempt to dismantle Obamacare
UC Berkeley law professor Stephen Sugarman says recent ruling isn't likely to be the end of the story
During capitol visit, Berkeleyans make case for more support
Groups advocate for $4 billion UC-focused bond measure
New eLife editor Michael Eisen wants to shake up scientific publishing
UC's rejection of offers by the publisher Elsevier could lead to major changes in public access to research journals, says open-access pioneer
Lisa García Bedolla named new top graduate administrator
She takes the job in July
Berkeley Talks: Product engineer Amy Heineike on how humans and machines interact with AI
Heineike, the VP of product engineering at Primer AI, spoke March 8, 2019, during the annual Women in Technology symposium at UC Berkeley
Could the gun lobby’s power be slipping?
A ruling by the Connecticut Supreme Court finds a 'new gap' in the law, Berkeley Law associate dean says
Berkeley’s soda tax election changed drinking habits months before prices went up
The contentious "Berkeley vs. Big soda" campaign may have been enough to drive down soda sales in the city
How Chancellor Christ plans to expand staff diversity
Christ describes UC Berkeley's present efforts and future plans to increase the diversity of staff and to improve their experience on campus
Berkeley Talks: Calculating your carbon footprint and the Cool Campus Challenge
The 'Talk Policy to Me' team talks with one of the makers of the CoolClimate Calculator, an online tool that calculates the amount of CO2 they emit per year
Library exhibit brings the West into focus, one portrait at a time
On April 1, the Bancroft Library opened its doors to the second installment of its exhibition of photographic portraits, Facing West: Camera Portraits from the Bancroft Collection
Cool campus challenge to reduce carbon footprint starts today
The four-week challenge is designed to educate and motivate all nine UC campuses to take simple, energy-saving and waste-reducing actions to help the UC system reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2025
Berkeley Talks: Programmer and author Ellen Ullman on her life in code
Dean of engineering Tsu-Jae King Liu spoke with Ullman on March 8, 2019, during the annual Women in Technology symposium at UC Berkeley
66 million-year-old deathbed linked to dinosaur-killing meteor
Fossil site preserves animals killed within minutes of meteor impact