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David Hodges, pioneer in integrated circuit design, dies at 85
He was a former dean of the College of Engineering
Berkeley leads a ‘new era of innovation’ in quantum science, technology research
UC Berkeley professors highlight the research, education, and entrepreneurship currently being conducted that makes Berkeley a leader in quantum science and technology.
Scientists discover secret to waking up alert and refreshed
Do you struggle with grogginess every morning, or fight to stay awake throughout the day? UC Berkeley sleep researchers offer tips to help you wake up more effectively.
For female astronomers, pandemic widened publishing’s gender gap
The pandemic had differing effects on the productivity of male vs female astronomers. Both wrote more papers, but women less so, widening a long-standing gender gap in the rate of publication.
Artist Eniola Fakile asks: What if a hamburger had feelings?
For the graduate student in art practice, her creations begin with questions, which lead to more questions, which take on lives of their own in a whole new universe of meaning
Meet our new faculty: Tanya Paul, accounting
Tanya Paul is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty
Meet our new facutly: Ajay Pillarisetti, environmental health
Ajay Pillarisetti is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty
Massive traffic experiment pits machine learning against ‘phantom’ jams
Researchers deployed a fleet of 100 semi-autonomous vehicles to test whether a new AI-powered cruise control system can help smooth the flow of traffic and improve fuel economy
Ph.D. student’s goal: Access to psychedelics for Indigenous peoples
Psychedelic mushrooms changed Marlena Robbins' life
Hannah Weisman named new head of The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life
Weisman most recently served as the Director of Education at the Boston Athenæum
Berkeley Law will not participate in the U.S. News rankings
"There are aspects of the US News rankings that are profoundly inconsistent with our values and public mission," law dean says
Cecilia Hyunjung Mo: The male backlash against democracy is no surprise
As people of color, women and LGBTQIA+ people gain power, an organized corps of men are feeling left behind — and angry, says the Berkeley political scientist.
Berkeley Talks: Poet Alex Dimitrov reads from ‘Love and Other Poems’
The reading was part of the UC Berkeley Library’s monthly event, Lunch Poems
Celebrating Native American Heritage Month, every month
Please join us in celebrating the contributions, traditions, foods, languages and futures of people across campus who identify as Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, First Nation, or who otherwise identify as Indigenous
Celebrating Transgender and Nonbinary Empowerment Month
This month asks us to do what we can to amplify commitments that support, activate, celebrate, and uplift Trans and Nonbinary liberation
Building an extraterrestrial ‘starter kit’ for a future on Mars
At Berkeley’s Center for the Utilization of Biological Engineering in Space (CUBES), scientists are creating plants and microbes that could one day provide sustenance to humans exploring the final frontier
Loss, fear and rage: Are white men rebelling against democracy?
After decades of economic, political and cultural change, many white men feel left-behind, Berkeley scholars say. Some of these men are taking justice into their own hands.
An update on Monday’s strike at UC Berkeley
What's happening? How did we get here? What can members of the campus community expect?
Will MAGA turmoil get worse in the next two years? Probably, scholars say
As Trump, DeSantis and perhaps others compete for support from the GOP’s radicalized base, political turbulence is likely to roil America’s entire political culture.