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Dementia patients may die sooner if family caregivers are mentally stressed
Family members' mental health linked to mortality of their loved ones with neurodegenerative diseases
Acorn woodpeckers enact their own ‘Game of Thrones’ among the oaks
Lightweight tracking tags allow detailed study of bird's social interactions
New gene editing technique could drive out mosquito-borne disease
CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology can insert and spread genes designed to suppress wild insects, new study shows.
Volunteers ready for rescue duty as Campanile’s peregrine chicks get ready to fly
The two young birds are at risk of crash landings as they take their first flight off the 307-foot bell tower, expected between July 2 and July 9
Two early career researchers awarded Pew grants
Early career awards will help these scientists conduct foundational work on depression, sensory perception
One young Republican’s pursuit of the ‘Freedom to Marry’
Tyler Deaton's story is one of 23 interviews conducted by the Bancroft Library’s Oral History Center that explore the national campaign that won federal marriage rights for same-sex couples
Dubón aims to innovate as new vice chancellor of equity and inclusion
A professor since 2000, he brings to the role five years of experience as engineering's associate dean of equity and inclusion
On California, the drought and the ‘yuck factor’
Professor David Sedlak says our urban water infrastructure needs a major upgrade to keep our cities thriving well into the future
Seattle’s $15 minimum wage not costing jobs, says new report
Seattle's minimum wage law is working as intended, says the author of a new study, by boosting pay for low-wage workers without hurting jobs.
Star Cal football tackle, later a pro, comes out as gay
Ryan O'Callaghan, who played for the Golden Bears in the early 2000s, wanted to die because he was gay. Now he's opened up in an Outsports interview, hoping to help anyone who might be suffering as he did
Poll: Californians support health coverage for mental health
Democrats and Republicans alike support mental health and substance use coverage in federal health insurance, which is being rewritten in Congress
UCPD carries ‘Flame of Hope’ for Special Olympics
UCPD raises funds, awareness for the Special Olympics by carrying torch through campus
Music professor wins prestigious Kyoto Prize
Richard Taruskin is lauded for a lifetime of contributions to musicology
New IGS poll: A majority of Californians worry about ACA repeal
More than half — 56 percent — fear that they or a family member could lose their health insurance coverage
Berkeley scholar’s two books on U.S. politics earn high honors
A colleague says that political scientist Eric Schickler winning four high honors for two books -- one about investigating the president and the other about the ties between civil rights and the Democrats --is like the Warriors' Steph Curry winning MVP in both basketball and baseball.
Peregrine falcon chicks on Campanile banded, getting ready to fly
Experts made their way to the second balcony of the Campanile today to band two peregrine falcon chicks, whose family made a home on the 307-foot bell tower last month
Berkeley brand team wins gold at CASE
The #InThisGen ad campaign won gold, and one of the ads in the campaign won bronze, in the C017 CASE Circle of Excellence Awards.
Berkeley ranks among world’s ‘elite six’ universities
For the seventh year in a row, UC Berkeley joins five other world universities at the top of newly released 2017 reputation rankings by 'Times Higher Education'