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What we inherited from our bug-eating ancestors

Wed., 2018-05-16 11:00am
Most mammals have one or more genes allowing them to digest the crunchy parts of insects, suggesting that our common ancestor in the Age of Dinosaurs was an insect eater

Hearst Museum opens digital portal to its entire collections

Tue., 2018-05-15 09:45am
For the first time, the public can view online images and documentation of the museum's more than 3 million objects

New structure of tau protein, a key player in Alzheimer’s disease

Mon., 2018-05-14 02:57pm
Cryo-EM provides detailed information on the normal interaction between tau protein and the microtubule and how alterations can make tau fall off and contribute to brain degeneration

Commencement speeches celebrate standing up to injustice, making world better

Sat., 2018-05-12 04:00pm
Thousands of graduates marched onto the sun-drenched field at the California Memorial Stadium to “Pomp and Circumstance” to celebrate UC Berkeley’s May commencement on Saturday

#CalGrad: Berkeley’s Class of 2018 celebrates Commencement on social media

Sat., 2018-05-12 01:11pm
Congratulations to the Class of 2018, who celebrated in blue and gold style! Here’s a sampling of #CalGrad posts across social media. Fiat lux and Go Bears! (*We’ll be updating the collection, so check back

New concept drawings hint at vision for People’s Park

Fri., 2018-05-11 04:06pm
New conceptual drawings hint at what the residence hall, supportive housing apartments, historical memorial and public park space proposed for the People’s Park site might look like. For more on People’s Park: ▪ Announcement of

Berkeley graduate: Blockchain could be key to cracking gun debate

Fri., 2018-05-11 03:27pm
Graduating computer science major Luke Strgar thinks he might have a solution for the fraught issue of guns in America: Use blockchain to track gun sales in America. Strgar thinks that Blockchain, a complex, sometimes

Teaching elementary kids to think like an entrepreneur

Thu., 2018-05-10 03:49pm
Students learn about cooperation, brain-storming and compete in a collegiate setting

Radar reveals details of mountain collapse after North Korea’s most recent nuclear test

Thu., 2018-05-10 11:00am
Using synthetic aperture radar and seismic measurements, scientists determined that the underground nuclear explosion lowered the mountain 20 inches

To support deported vets, Alfredo Figueroa ‘leads with his heart’

Thu., 2018-05-10 09:00am
The graduating senior will use a $25,000 prize to raises awareness about a community living in limbo

With music as his guide, Haas graduating senior envisions a better Nigeria

Wed., 2018-05-09 05:00pm
Joshua Ahazie, who grew up in Nigeria, has been composing music since he was a kid. This gift of seeing how pieces fit together to create a whole has helped him succeed as a business student and launch his social enterprise, Atide

Congratulations to Berkeley graduates of 2018!

Wed., 2018-05-09 05:00pm
Here are some highlights of this spring's graduating class and details of this weekend's commencement — in words, photos, video and audio

Can these Berkeley students turn Mexico’s devil fish into the next big protein, and help fishermen while they’re at it?

Wed., 2018-05-09 04:54pm
In parts of rural Mexico, the invasive diablo – devil – fish, a brown, ugly creature with spines, had all but blotted out the bottom of creeks, rivers and wading pools. The fish choked off

Reconnection tames the turbulent magnetic fields around Earth

Wed., 2018-05-09 10:00am
Combining synthetic aperture radar with seismic measurements, geophysicists determine that Sept. 3 nuclear test pushed mountain surface outward up to 11 feet and left it 20 inches shorter

#Bike2Berk Thursday for Bike to Work Day

Tue., 2018-05-08 01:40pm
UC Berkeley’s students, faculty and staff can use Berkeley Moves! to find a bike pool to commute to BART or the campus

Longtime fighter graduates as a champion

Tue., 2018-05-08 12:00pm
Jacque Garcia is leaving Berkeley on top, and she has the belt to prove it

Cal team gears up for 2018 AIDS/LifeCycle ride to LA

Mon., 2018-05-07 05:00pm
For the 14th year, a team of staff, alumni and friends of UC Berkeley will bike from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise funds to support the work of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center

Senator Kamala Harris to miss UC Berkeley’s spring commencement due to ongoing labor dispute

Mon., 2018-05-07 03:57pm
At Saturday's ceremony in California Memorial Stadium, Chancellor Carol Christ will speak to the graduates in her stead.

Top graduating senior champions neurodiversity

Mon., 2018-05-07 09:30am
Scientifically gifted, agile and charmingly quirky, Freja Ekman is this year's winner of the University Medal

Meet the 2018 University Medal runners-up

Sun., 2018-05-06 05:00pm
Four outstanding students have been recognized as the 2018 University Medal runners-up

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