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Poll finds which candidates voters favor for California’s June 2018 primary
Newsom, Feinstein lead in gubernatorial and senate races coming up next June.
After almost a year, how do Californians really feel about Donald Trump?
Surprise! Californians still don't like Donald Trump, poll shows
First step toward CRISPR cure of Lou Gehrig’s disease
Benign virus transports Cas9 gene into mouse motor neurons, delaying onset of ALS symptoms
UC Berkeley psychology research inspires art world’s first ’empathy center’
Partnership with the Minneapolis Institute of Art seeks to promote compassion and emotional intelligence
Poll shows chilly, partisan reception to Republican tax plan by California voters
A new IGS poll shows Californians, like most Americans, aren't feeling the love for the GOP tax bill
Climate video series: Bees lead the way to farming’s future
Diversified farming can improve yields and limit the environmental damage of industrial agriculture and slash-and-burn farming
Memories and moments of a big day for graduates and their chancellor
See photos, videos and social media posts from the winter commencement and Carol Christ's investiture
Deploying drones to follow the water
$2.2 million grant from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will allow high-tech monitoring of UC Natural Reserve System's wildland preserves
Chancellor Christ sworn in as 600 graduate during winter ceremony
Chancellor chooses to share inaugural ceremony with graduates, their families
State grant accelerates innovation, entrepreneurship at Berkeley
A $2.2 million state grant has helped UC Berkeleyto expand its entrepreneurship activities with new facilities, courses and programs
Trump taps alumna to lead FDIC
Jelena McWilliams, a Yugoslavian immigrant with degrees from UC Berkeley, will lead the powerful federal agency
At 112 pounds, Cal boxer fights her way to national championships
UC Berkeley junior majors in landscape architecture, grew up on martial arts
More than 108,000 students seek admission to UC Berkeley for 2018-19
California residents continue to make up the majority of freshman applicants — more than 51,700. The campus’s national and international appeal also remains strong
Offbeat brain rhythms during sleep make older adults forget
To hit the save button on new memories, slow and speedy brainwaves must sync up at exactly the right moment.
Focus on equity brings two professors top award
Timely research and powerful impact cause Lisa García Bedolla and Greig Crysler to stand out
Researchers discover how cells remember infections decades later
Discovery may help scientists develop better vaccines or better understand differences among diseases.
New course to tap UC Berkeley’s diversity and maker spirit
HHMI sponsors bioinspired innovation course to help students design their own future
NEH grants support six Berkeley humanities projects
The latest awards reflect the NEH's commitment to education initiatives, safeguarding cultural treasures and illuminating the history and values that define the nation's shared heritage
In this Berkeley seminar, knowledge begins with ‘I don’t know’
It’s easy to know what you think, but it’s much harder to know why you think it. That’s the credo that guides Berkeley Law lecturer Alan Pomerantz when he teaches his undergraduate seminar, Current Political