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Megamovie project to crowdsource images of August solar eclipse

Tue., 2017-02-21 05:00am
Public asked to submit photos to stitch together into 90-minute eclipse Megamovie

Front Row breaks barriers to performing arts for young millennials

Thu., 2017-02-16 02:25pm
Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket, headlines one of Cal Performances' innovations, aimed at bringing more young adults to the performing arts

Labs picked as winners of Excellence in Laboratory Safety awards

Wed., 2017-02-15 02:23pm
Researchers recognized for their work to promote safe practices and a culture of safety at UC Berkeley

U.S. patent office issues decision in CRISPR-Cas9 case

Wed., 2017-02-15 10:24am
The ruling says that the inventions claimed in the pending U.S. patent application filed by the Doudna/Charpentier research group and those filed by the Broad Institute are separately patentable, moving the Doudna/Charpentier group’s application closer to issuance as a U.S. patent.

UC Berkeley, NASA looking for citizen scientists to help find Planet 9

Wed., 2017-02-15 10:00am
Volunteers needed to scan images of the sky to look for moving specks of light that could be a new planet or brown dwarf

As 3D printing grows, so does need to reclaim plastic waste

Tue., 2017-02-14 04:00pm
UC Berkeley is a leader in 3D printing. From creating a prosthetic hand for an 8-year-old girl to a “smart cap” that senses spoiled food to large-scale cement buildings, engineers and designers on campus are

Is it love? Find out on Facebook Live today

Tue., 2017-02-14 11:43am
To find out more about the chemistry, biology and psychology of romantic relationships, tune into a Valentine's Day Facebook Live Q&A today at 12:30 p.m.

From soccer to science, Berkeley summer camps offer fun and learning

Tue., 2017-02-14 10:52am
Registrations are opening now, or soon, for scores of summer camps offered by the campus. Spaces fill fast.

‘Editing’ new metamaterials brings light into focus

Mon., 2017-02-13 11:05am
Materials scientist and Bakar Fellow Jie Yao has developed a technique to readily change the structure of thin sheets of “metamaterials” so that they can focus light in an entirely new and commercially promising way

Dirks in Daily Cal: Do not condone violence to suppress free speech

Sun., 2017-02-12 12:10pm
In op-ed, Chancellor Nicholas Dirks insists that "we need more than ever to cleave to the laws that protect our fundamental rights."

Mary Harvey wins U.S. soccer’s top award

Fri., 2017-02-10 02:44pm
Cal Bear, national and international soccer star-turned-administrator has won the prestigious Werner Fricker Builder Award from U.S. Soccer for her longterm advocacy of the sport

Fossil record should help guide conservation in a changing world

Thu., 2017-02-09 12:28pm
Writers, lawyers and policymakers as well as biologists and paleobiologists urge a focus on saving resilient ecosystems as well as species

Racial disparities persist in who has a say in California politics, study shows

Wed., 2017-02-08 04:00pm
A new report finds that California's political power imbalance will persist into the next generation unless there are changes.

UC to verify family eligibility for health benefits

Wed., 2017-02-08 02:25pm
In April, Secova, Inc. will begin contacting employees and retirees to check that some dependents are still eligible

Wages low, injuries high for emergency medical workers, study says

Wed., 2017-02-08 02:00pm
EMS jobs in the private sector found to lag well behind their public-sector counterparts in terms of quality, compensation and career advancement opportunities

CZ Biohub awards nearly $14.5 million to Berkeley researchers

Wed., 2017-02-08 08:00am
CZ Biohub Investigators will focus on new tools to accelerate the pace of biomedical discovery

From Herat to Haas, Afghan student builds a new life

Mon., 2017-02-06 03:59pm
Raised under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Sal Parsa was destined to be a tailor or mechanic — until the presence of American soldiers set him on a path to education and, now, Berkeley-Haas

Authority on ’60s countercultural design curates ‘Hippie Modernism’ exhibit

Mon., 2017-02-06 09:00am
The guest curator says adaptive reuse is among the most relevant lessons the 1960s counterculture holds for contemporary design

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