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MACHOs are dead. WIMPs are a no-show. Say hello to SIMPs.

Mon., 2017-12-04 09:19am
Evidence supports new candidate for universe's elusive dark matter

California’s dry regions are hotspots of plant diversity

Mon., 2017-12-04 08:30am
Analysis highlights nurseries for new plants as well as nursing homes for floral relics

With blockchain, Berkeley student group sets standard

Fri., 2017-12-01 03:29pm
In the last year, the student group has become one of the most influential blockchain organizations in the Bay Area

Berkeley grad students create online calculator to estimate cost of House tax plan

Fri., 2017-12-01 02:11pm
Worried about the effects of the Republican tax plan that has passed the House, they built an online calculator that lets other grad students figure out what the plan might cost them

A research experience to smile about

Fri., 2017-12-01 08:42am
Field expeditions to Nepal and El Salvador to research oral health helped one student discover her passion for public health

Flutist and MacArthur fellow Claire Chase to perform in musical marathon

Thu., 2017-11-30 04:00pm
Claire Chase talks about her to-be-livestreamed musical marathon as the "fullest, most fearless manifestation of the role of a performer."

Mexico City provides valuable lessons for U.S. earthquake early warning system

Thu., 2017-11-30 11:00am
Seismology team led by UC Berkeley's Richard Allen learn from Mexico's recent experience how to build a trusted earthquake early warning system

‘I may have to drop out:’ Graduate students take on tax bill

Wed., 2017-11-29 03:23pm
Dozens of UC Berkeley grad students marched through the heart of campus to protest a version of the Republican tax bill making its way through Congress

Global film project elevates the ordinary

Wed., 2017-11-29 12:01pm
Hundreds of volunteers are responsible for the film project, aiming to foster empathy and promote crosscultural understanding

Blockchain Lab receives campus-first Bitcoin donation

Tue., 2017-11-28 04:00pm
The latest frontier in cybersecurity technology research gets a boost worth more than $50,000

Climate video series: How rapidly can plants and animals adapt?

Tue., 2017-11-28 08:48am
In a brief talk at Cal Future Forum, biologist David Ackerly said new approaches will be needed to protect the diversity of California's flora and fauna

UC: Federal tax plans would be devastating for grad students

Mon., 2017-11-27 11:58am
University of California President Janet Napolitano and two student regents issued a statement today about tax proposals working their way through Congress

Gotta have it? Gotta give it? What’s on your Cal holiday gift list?

Sun., 2017-11-26 04:00pm
Each year, we create a roundup of gift ideas and this year, we want your input.

‘Pompkin’ pie and other pies from history — baked up by the Bancroft

Wed., 2017-11-22 10:51am
In honor of Thanksgiving, the Bancroft Library baked three old-time pies from its cookbook collection and held a tasting

Berkeley-student-turned-BART-agent is more than a ‘booth troll’

Wed., 2017-11-22 10:14am
Meet William Cromartie, a BART station agent and former Cal student, who finds meaning through the simple act of greeting commuters. Cromartie, 55, spends his shifts interacting with everyone that walks by his booth at MacArthur

Berkeley astronomers selected to take new space telescope for a spin

Tue., 2017-11-21 08:35am
Astronomers will be first to use new James Webb Space Telescope - in two years, after launch and commissioning

Growing up without free speech like ‘prison for your mind’

Mon., 2017-11-20 04:00pm
Parham Pourdavood, a UC Berkeley transfer student, grew up in Iran. He says he'd heard about government oppression, but hadn't seen it with his own eyes; he just knew he couldn’t speak his mind. It's why he's such a strong supporter of free speech today

Post-war designs inspire student-produced chairs

Mon., 2017-11-20 04:00pm
Contestants worked from one sheet of plywood in the 'Form Follows' chair design competition

Students help Berkeley elders age in place

Mon., 2017-11-20 01:42pm
New student group has already helped 35 Berkeley seniors, with another 40 waiting

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