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Sniffing out stem cell fates in the nose

Thu., 2017-05-11 11:25am
Berkeley neuroscientists use new experimental tools and clever statistical analysis to track stem cells as they mature into sensory neurons in the nose

Student mom Natalie Ruiz achieves her Berkeley dream, and shines

Thu., 2017-05-11 10:00am
Transfer student's long trek to graduation included two majors, a baby, pancreatic surgery, award-winning work and finding a career path.

Faculty member elected to National Academy of Sciences

Wed., 2017-05-10 05:00pm
Mary Firestone, professor of soil microbiology, joins the most prestigious scientific society in the U.S.

Waves of lava seen in Io’s largest volcanic crater

Wed., 2017-05-10 11:30am
Detailed infrared image of lava lake shows massive overturn of surface during three months' time

First year of grade school sharpens kids’ attention skills

Wed., 2017-05-10 10:00am
Early schoolgoers more focused than their preschool peers

For Levi Bridges, life on a farm led to Russia, Mexico — and journalism

Tue., 2017-05-09 05:00pm
Graduating J-School student, sometime traveling carnival worker drawn to those 'in a state of transit'

Berkeley photographers share space with Dorothea Lange at Oakland Museum

Mon., 2017-05-08 05:00pm
A new exhibit centers on the work of the great photographer of the Great Depression, adding in recent images that plumb her themes of labor, inequality, poverty and the human spirit.

For Sayah Bogor, an arduous road from refugee to health researcher

Mon., 2017-05-08 05:00pm
Saturday, when she walks across the stage to receive her master's degree in public health, this native of war-devastated Somalia will be taking a joyous leap into the future after a long and difficult journey

Study refutes findings behind challenge to Sierra Nevada forest restoration

Mon., 2017-05-08 01:57pm
The new research supports evidence that forests across the mountain range arer naturally much less dense than what's seen today

Getting to know the 2017 University Medal runners up

Mon., 2017-05-08 12:23pm
Candidates must have overcome significant challenges, made a difference in the lives of others and carry a GPA of 3.96 or higher

Top graduating senior in ‘crazy race to the finish line’

Mon., 2017-05-08 12:00pm
Grant Schroeder, an integrative biology major and extreme athlete, is winner of the 2017 University Medal.

A joyful ceremony for winners of Chancellor’s Public Service awards

Fri., 2017-05-05 12:00pm
When she graduates in 10 days, Ursula Kajani is headed to Rwanda to work with a maternal and child health program through the Peace Corps. As the new Mather Good Citizen Award winner at UC

Cal mourns passing of T. Gary Rogers, a legend in rowing

Fri., 2017-05-05 09:25am
Champion rower as an undergraduate, he became a business leader and staunch suppporter of rowing at Berkeley

Campus finalizes policy on sexual harassment, violence reviews

Thu., 2017-05-04 11:31am
A new Peer Review Committee will consult on discipline for faculty found responsible for violating the UC Policy on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment.

Pac-Man-like CRISPR enzymes have potential for disease diagnostics

Thu., 2017-05-04 09:00am
Researchers find 10 new kinds of Cas13a enzyme which, when activated, indiscriminately chew up all RNA, like in the old Pac-Man arcade game

Seven Cal teams — a record — win recognition for academic accomplishment

Wed., 2017-05-03 01:58pm
A record seven UC Berkeley intercollegiate athletic programs have earned Public Recognition Awards from the NCAA for their exceptional results in the classroom

Pioneering radio astronomer Harold Weaver dies at age 99

Wed., 2017-05-03 08:35am
Weaver founded UC Berkeley's Radio Astronomy Laboratory and discovered the first interstellar maser

UC Berkeley to open first university center for Silk Road study in North America

Wed., 2017-05-03 12:01am
It's first institutionalized center in the U.S. dedicated to the study of the historical trading networks serially known as the Silk Road, thanks to a $5 million gift by two branches of the Tang family — Oscar Tang and his wife, Dr. Agnes Hsu-Tang, who are based in New York City, and Bay Area Berkeley alumni Nadine Tang and Leslie Tang Schilling, with their brother Martin Tang in Hong Kong

Berkeley sends more grads to Silicon Valley careers than any other college

Tue., 2017-05-02 04:12pm
More UC Berkeley graduates are hired into the tech industry in Silicon Valley than alumni from any other American university, beating out the Ivy League and Bay Area rival Stanford.

Three faculty named to the American Philosophical Society

Tue., 2017-05-02 10:48am
The three are Claude Fischer, David Hollinger and John Clarke.

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