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Enigmatic ‘lunar swirls’ linked to moon’s volcanic past

Fri., 2018-09-07 08:30am
A unique feature of the moon may be the result of underground magnetized lava flows created 3 billion years ago

White House resistance to Trump is unlike anything before, Berkeley politics expert argues

Thu., 2018-09-06 04:07pm
But he has lingering questions about the motives of the anonymous New York Times op-ed author

Doudna opens new San Francisco lab to advance clinical applications of CRISPR

Thu., 2018-09-06 12:02pm
New outpost at the Gladstone Institutes will increase interactions with clinicians and advance 'genome surgery'

New J-School film examines deadliest military helicopter

Thu., 2018-09-06 11:25am
Documentary is a partnership between students and professional journalists

Science of happiness moves to the workplace

Thu., 2018-09-06 09:00am
The number of Americans willingly quitting their jobs for better opportunities is reportedly the highest it’s been since 2001. Meanwhile, surveys show that more than half of American job seekers cite the need for more

Minimum wage hikes in six cities: big impact on pay, none on jobs

Thu., 2018-09-06 03:15am
The report, from the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at UC Berkeley, is the first comprehensive look at the effects of these new policies.

Blood tests reveal broad extent of Zika infection

Wed., 2018-09-05 04:42pm
Nearly half of the population of Managua, Nicaragua, has been infected with the virus

Q&A: Michelle Thomas, Berkeley’s first-ever basic needs manager

Wed., 2018-09-05 11:00am
Michelle Thomas says holistic approach is best for students in distress

Podcast: AileyCamp — so much more than a dance camp

Tue., 2018-09-04 03:25pm
For 13-year-old Makayla Bozeman, AileyCamp at Cal Performances gave her the chance to learn how to navigate her complex social world

Why we stick to false beliefs: Feedback trumps hard evidence

Tue., 2018-09-04 10:20am
Study finds that feedback rather than hard evidence makes us more confident that we're right

Doudna honored at Kavli Prize ceremonies in Norway

Tue., 2018-09-04 09:00am
Three pioneers of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing lauded in Oslo for their revolutionary discovery

Chou Hall on track to be first ‘zero waste’ business school building in the U.S.

Fri., 2018-08-31 03:05pm
The newest building at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business would also be the first TRUE Zero Waste-certified building on any of the University of California's 10 campuses

Why should we read? Chancellor Christ and Cal running back discuss

Fri., 2018-08-31 01:25pm
Patrick Laird's reading program encourages 3,600 students to hit the books

Engineered sand zaps storm water pollutants

Thu., 2018-08-30 05:00am
This new technology could help provide a local source of drinking water for parched communities

Improving soil quality can slow global warming

Wed., 2018-08-29 11:00am
Better land management practices can sequester enough carbon to lower global temperatures

Looking for water in Jupiter’s Great Red Spot

Wed., 2018-08-29 11:00am
New observations have found water clouds deep in Jupiter's biggest storm, allowing an estimate of water abundance on the planet

Inaugural Christopher M. Patti Legal Fellowship awarded

Wed., 2018-08-29 09:15am
To honor the memory of the late lawyer, who dedicated his career to helping University of California and UC Berkeley administrators manage complex legal issues, the Christopher M. Patti Legal Fellowship has been established, to go to a recent law graduate interested in public service. The first awardee is Melissa Montenegro, a 2018 Berkeley Law alumna.

Podcast: Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood: ‘Things can change a lot faster than you think’

Tue., 2018-08-28 02:00pm
Atwood, who spoke at UC Berkeley last week, discusses on her book's revival and how — in her view and that of many of the book's fans — the Trump presidency is bringing the U.S. a step closer to becoming her fictional Republic of Gilead

Graduate vice provost and dean Fiona Doyle to retire

Mon., 2018-08-27 03:40pm
Vice Provost of Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division Fiona Doyle has decided to retire next summer after 36 years as a Berkeley faculty member and administrator

UC Berkeley leads new assessment of Bay Area climate impacts

Mon., 2018-08-27 10:10am
For the first time, detailed assessments lay out the impact climate change is already having on specific areas of California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, and look at what's in store

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