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Sniffing out danger at UC Berkeley
Nine-year-old Molly has worked as a bomb-detecting dog for UC Berkeley's police department for seven years
World science journalists explore Berkeley’s best
Conference offers easy, intimate access to top professors, labs
The making of the Hale Zukas story
Disability rights pioneer is the subject of a short documentary, made by a graduate student, that won a Student Academy Award
At Resistance School, students bring the best of Berkeley online
The idea of a Resistance School is to train progressive organizers and activists.
UC President Napolitano announces new free speech center
UC will establish the National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement in Washington, D.C.
NSF awards support Berkeley data science institute, national workshops
National funding recognizes Berkeley's leadership in data science education
‘Gym socks and rotten steak:’ Corpse flower blooms at UC garden
After blossoming last night, Maladora will bloom through most of today but the eau d’ ‘dora will be mostly gone by Friday.
Former Hearst Museum Director Mari Lyn Salvador passes away
Mari Lyn Salvador, former Hearst Museum director, passes away after a distinguished career in anthropology.
The alt-right, Antifa and ‘Trumpism’
Director of federal relations Gina Daly sits down with Larry Rosenthal, the chair of the Center for Right-Wing Studies, to talk about the rise of Trumpism, what it needs to stay strong and what it will take to win the next presidential election
UC Berkeley rated world’s top public and fourth-best overall by U.S. News
Campus retains its high standing in U.S. News & World Report’s global rankings.
Climate video series: How will coastal cities adapt to sea level rise?
One of a series of TED-like videos about the impacts of climate change and UC Berkeley's role in addressing them
UC Berkeley taps former National Park Service director to lead new parks institute
Jonathan Jarvis, former director of the National Park Service, will lead the new Institute for Parks, People, and Biodiversity
Saguaro and other towering cacti have a scrambled history
Long lives of columnar cacti muddle scientists' efforts to understand the group's evolutionary history
Study: Gun deaths, injuries in California spike following Nevada gun shows
The results suggest that travel to less-restrictive states may threaten the effectiveness of firearm laws within California
Celebrating 50 years of public service at Berkeley
'Cal is the epicenter of making change happen in this generation,' said Chancellor Carol Christ
$65.5 million from NIH to create brain atlas
The University of California, Berkeley is partnering with the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle on a $65.5 million, five-year effort to count, catalog and connect the many different cell types in the mouse
Student-built solar home places third in national contest
Student group spent two years designing and building a functional code-compliant home
Are politicians smarter than CEOs?
Swedish voters consistently elect officials who are, on average, significantly smarter and better leaders than the populations they represent, according to new research from Berkeley-Haas.
Pete Bragg, materials science pioneer, dies at 98
Bragg, a leading expert in X-ray crystallography, was the first African American to chair the Department of Materials Science and Engineering.