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Student musicians learn from top conductor in master class

Wed., 2017-10-18 03:31pm
UC Berkeley Symphony Orchestra members Kyle Ko and Hallie Jo Gist reflect on master class with Riccardo Muti: 'You could see everyone’s intense focus; you could feel it on the stage'

A mosquito’s secret weapon: a light touch and strong wings

Wed., 2017-10-18 03:00pm
Slow-motion video shows stealthy aerodynamic maneuvers of blood-laden mosquitoes

Biostatistics professor elected to National Academy of Medicine

Tue., 2017-10-17 10:13am
Biostatistics professor Nicholas Jewell awarded one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine

Everything you need to know about sleep, but are too tired to ask

Tue., 2017-10-17 09:51am
New book builds case that 'silent sleep loss epidemic' is one of the 21st century's greatest public health challenges.

Berkeley experts on how to build more secure, faster AI systems

Mon., 2017-10-16 04:01pm
Computer scientists warn of new kinds of attacks, limits to data analysis and other AI systems challenges, but propose new research directions to realize AI's potential.

Neuroscience professor awarded prestigious Packard fellowship

Mon., 2017-10-16 10:30am
Michael Yartsev will study bats to investigate how human brains developed language.

Astronomers strike cosmic gold

Mon., 2017-10-16 07:00am
Gravitational wave detection and observation of its optical counterpart affirms theoretical prediction that heavy elements like gold and platinum are forged in neutron star collisions

Berkeley students, alums take on ‘back-breaking’ work at wildfire evacuation center

Sat., 2017-10-14 12:45pm
In 12-hour shifts, student veterans and public health graduate students have taken up the grimy, essential tasks

Professor looks at Oakland: hip and at high risk for another big blaze

Fri., 2017-10-13 02:25pm
The odds are high that Oakland could experience yet another devastating wildfire, warns a professor in the College of Environmental Design.

Campus offers advice on air quality and health

Fri., 2017-10-13 01:07pm
Because of poor air quality caused by smoke from the still-burning North Bay fires, campus authorities advised that windows be kept closed and exposure limited

Sastry stepping down as engineering dean

Fri., 2017-10-13 12:00pm
After completing this academic year, Sastry will return to his fulltime faculty position after serving nearly 10 years as dean

Students’ journey from incarceration to classrooms featured in premiered film

Thu., 2017-10-12 05:00pm
A crowd turned out for the premiere of a film profiling formerly incarcerated students at Berkeley.

A reporter reflects: ‘We are living in the eternal Now’

Thu., 2017-10-12 05:00pm
Glen Martin, a frequent contributor to California magazine, was evacuated with his family last week from his Santa Rosa suburb as flames encroached on his home

Sailing an ocean of challenges to stage Metamorphoses

Thu., 2017-10-12 05:00pm
The latest show by UC Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies, the play presented a slew of challenges, from how to create a heated, airtight pool to mimicking torrential rain

Media advisory: IGS hosts talks on contemporary political issues

Thu., 2017-10-12 03:22pm
A series of talks hosted by Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies on gerrymandering and social science, Donald Trump and the future of American power, identity politics and liberalism.

Sociologist Neil Smelser, campus leader and Free Speech Movement diplomat, dies at 87

Thu., 2017-10-12 02:00pm
Harvard-educated Rhodes Scholar was a prolific scholar, educator and administrator.

Physics postdoc and mentor awarded prestigious L’Oréal fellowship

Thu., 2017-10-12 12:14pm
Sydney Schreppler is working on exotic ways of communicating with quantum bits, or qubits

‘It is part of what I do:’ UC police support wildfire victims

Wed., 2017-10-11 04:14pm
Nine campus police officers have headed north to help.

Report outlines cybersecurity threats for Olympics, other sporting events

Wed., 2017-10-11 03:56pm
The digital technologies that enhance sporting events also carry risks, the study warns

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