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Research links voting to desire for social standing, discomfort with lying
A group of economists have found some interesting motives and values for votes.
Emeriti, yes, but still working to stay connected
Emeriti are essential in the campus’s ongoing success, playing a wide range of roles, from teaching and mentoring to publishing articles and fundraising.
Climate refuges identified for endangered snow leopards
A new study of big cats' habitat has found that just one-third of their current range will be a refuge from climate change by 2070
Smallest. Transistor. Ever.
A UC Berkeley-led research team has created the smallest transistor reported to date.
Watch remaining presidential debates in >em>plein air
BAMPFA again to show Trump-Clinton debates on its big outdoor screen
When women are more likely to lie
Berkeley-Haas story reveals how gender and social pressure drive unethical decisions
Climate change could be a greater threat to tropical frogs than deforestation
Researchers conducted 400 surveys of frogs in Costa Rica's forests, pastures and heart of palm plantations.
UC Berkeley, CDC team up to investigate link between UTI, food poisoning
CDC awards $560,000 over two years for joint research project
Research gives hope to those with head and facial deformities
Discovery of stem cell signals could help regenerate bones missing in congenital skull disorders
Donald or Hillary? Why listening to them makes a difference to voters
Does listening to Donald Trump’s or Hillary Clinton’s opinions humanize them to voters more than reading their opinions? A new study by a Berkeley-Haas professor says it does.
Faculty Service Award goes to Broughton, Jacobsen
For outstanding and dedicated service to the Berkeley campus, the Academic Senate has honored Janet Broughton, professor emerita of philosophy, and Bob Jacobsen, professor of physics.
Two interim administrators named
UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks sent this message today to the campus community: Dear Campus Community, I am delighted to announce that Stephen C. Sutton, Ed.D., has agreed to serve as interim vice chancellor of
Alumni, parents bring a festive air at Homecoming 2016
Thousands descended on Berkeley's campus over the weekend to celebrate Homecoming and the 75th birthday of the campus's spirited mascot Oski.
IGS library posts guide to California ballot measures
The Institute of Governmental Studies' library at UC Berkeley is offering voters help with an online California Ballot Measure Guide.
Bob Lalanne, VC for real estate, resigns
Vice Chancellor Scott Biddy sent this message today to the UC Berkeley campus community: Dear Campus Community, The chancellor has informed me that he has accepted the resignation of vice chancellor for real estate Robert
Berkeley forging partnerships in public health, clean energy with Peking University
Exchange programs will be open to undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and faculty
Berkeley begins three-year collaboration with Free University of Berlin
The schools will collaborate in multiple fields including health, global studies and digital science.
To vote or not to vote? Berkeley students pick sides
Millennials will play a crucial role in this unusually polarized presidential election
New online game invites public to help fight Alzheimer’s
Help scientists find treatment targets for Alzheimer's disease by playing Stall Catchers.
The amazing recovery of Yosemite’s yellow-legged frog
The remarkable recovery of the endangered Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog has now been documented in unprecedented detail in a study of the species in Yosemite National Park.