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Megamovie project to crowdsource images of August solar eclipse
Public asked to submit photos to stitch together into 90-minute eclipse Megamovie
Front Row breaks barriers to performing arts for young millennials
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The guest curator says adaptive reuse is among the most relevant lessons the 1960s counterculture holds for contemporary design