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SETI project homes in on strange ‘fast radio bursts’

Wed., 2018-01-10 09:55am
Some bursts may be from advanced civilizations, but this one likely immersed in the strong magnetic field of a massive black hole

Mark Richards to be U. of Washington’s new provost

Tue., 2018-01-09 04:00pm
Geophysicist, a professor of Earth and planetary science, served as dean of mathematical and physical sciences from 2002 to 2014 and simultaneously as executive dean of the College of Letters and Science

Changing when we use energy to fit the ‘duck curve’

Tue., 2018-01-09 11:17am
As more solar power comes online, the available energy peaks at midday, forcing Californians to shift their usage to take full advantage of renewables

Heart health at risk for Latinas worried about deportation

Tue., 2018-01-09 11:05am
Women who were more concerned about deportation had significantly greater waist circumferences and odds of obesity, among other risk factors for cardiovascular disease

Berkeley Law experts weigh in on the new tax law

Mon., 2018-01-08 04:11pm
Berkeley Law professors Mark Gergen and Alan Auerbach, two of the nation’s leading tax law and policy experts, are giving mixed reviews to the sweeping new bill that President Trump signed recently. They predict eventual corrective action.

Reframing aging — an exhibit at Doe

Mon., 2018-01-08 04:00pm

Berkeley part of new international Buddhist Studies network

Mon., 2018-01-08 04:00pm
Berkeley’s Center for Buddhist Studies is part of a new international network of universities that is receiving $4.9 million to advance the study of Buddhism and East Asian cultures

A statement from Chancellor Christ on student detained by immigration authorities

Mon., 2018-01-08 02:20pm
Campus leadership is taking all appropriate actions to support the student’s interests, she says in reassuring students who are organizing and working on his behalf

Quake a ‘reminder’ of danger lurking beneath us

Fri., 2018-01-05 02:26pm
Thursday's quake was the biggest on the Hayward fault in decades, but it did little to relieve built up pressures deep underground

What happens when older adults take a class on gratitude?

Thu., 2018-01-04 03:04pm
Studying gratitude through an OLLI and Greater Good Science Center collaboration made the students feel more grateful and satisfied with their lives

Eclipse Megamovie project seeks public’s help analyzing 50,000 photos

Thu., 2018-01-04 09:00am
Help make a better Megamovie by sorting through photos of the great total solar eclipse of 2017

Which came first: complex life or high atmospheric oxygen?

Wed., 2018-01-03 10:00am
Deep ocean basalts record 3.5-billion-year history of oceanic and atmospheric oxygen levels

CRISPR put to work to save chocolate from devastation

Tue., 2018-01-02 03:29pm
UC Berkeley scientists are using new gene-editing tool to save cacao from climate change

What makes us click? Ask an online dating expert

Tue., 2018-01-02 02:06pm
Tis the season to swipe right, or left, on dating apps

UC Berkeley in 2017: The year in photos

Fri., 2017-12-22 10:43am
From Carol Christ becoming the first female chancellor in Berkeley's 149-year history to the campus as a champion of free speech, it was a year of speaking up and leading the way. Take a look

Potholes or pocketbook? California voters decry road problems and the gas tax aimed at repairing them

Fri., 2017-12-22 09:35am
Californians not keen on road conditions, but are even cooler on a gas tax to fund repairs.

Palm oil plantations fuel pigs that ruin Southeast Asian forests

Thu., 2017-12-21 01:47pm
Planting of palm oil plantations is a major cause of deforestation, but the palm seeds also support rising populations of forest-destroying wildlife like pigs and monkeys

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