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Study finds human activity is major factor driving wildfires
Berkeley, George Washington study finds human development patterns as important as climate change in causing California wildfires
Sustainability summit showcases campus greening
Students showcased campus-greening projects, and honored standout efforts, at the 13th annual summit of the Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Sustainability (CACS), held April 22.
Is physician-assisted suicide ethical?
Death, like taxes, is inevitable. But should we be able to ask doctors to help us die? Physician and UC Berkeley medical ethicist Guy Micco explores the complex ethical and legal issues involved.
Theater department rings in Berkeley Dance Project 2016
Show director and department professor Lisa Wymore teamed up with renowned sculptor and Berkeley alumnus Bruce Beasley to create “Rondo Variation,” a dance in which performers move with digitally animated rings — based on a series of Beasley’s sculptures that were displayed on campus in 2013 — projected onto the floor and wall.
‘Papyrus in the Crocodile’: 150 years at the museum(s)
Students at UC Berkeley have lots of unique opportunities, but the Mellon Graduate Exhibition Seminar is special. Take a look.
Biological sciences dean G. Steven Martin retiring
G. Steven Martin, dean of the Division of Biological Sciences in the College of Letters and Science, will retire in June, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Claude Steele announced today. Professor Michael Botchan has agreed to serve a one-year term as interim dean.
Neurophysiologist and philosopher Walter Freeman dies at 89
Pioneering neuroscientist focused on how the brain generates our perception of the world
Scientists map brain’s thesaurus to help decode inner thoughts
Scientists build semantic atlas to chart how the brain responds to language
Another side to the Tubman twenty
"As a historian, there is something discomforting about an enslaved woman on the front of American currency," writes faculty member Stephanie Jones-Roger. Read her blog post about currency, human bondage and Harriet Tubman's promotion to the face of the new $20 bill.
Campus team honored in EPA RainWorks contest
A UC Berkeley student team took second place in the E.P.A.'s Campus Rainworks Challenge, a competition looking for innovative stormwater-management solutions on college campuses. The plan would revamp a problematic stretch of Strawberry Creek to reduce flooding, restore ecological diversity and provide a site for teaching and learning.
Paralyzed by indecision? Forget therapy. You need an algorithm
New book combines the best of computer science and human intuition to head off an epidemic of too many choices and not enough time.
PiE brings robotics to budding young engineers
Pioneers in Engineering at Berkeley matches mentors with high school teams to build projects — including robots — that promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education among kids who are underrepresented in the field or are underprivileged
Carol Christ named interim executive vice chancellor and provost
Professor Carol Christ has been named interim executive vice chancellor and provost, effective May 1, Chancellor Nicholas Dirks announced today.
Ashok Gadgil, and the search for smarter water, energy strategies
Climate change will mean droughts that could prove catastrophic in some regions, says the Berkeley professor who is leading the U.S. side of a new $64 million collaboration with China to develop ways to conserve water in energy production and use.
A fund for startups built by — and for — Berkeley founders
The House Fund, a $6 million investment fund, was started by Berkeley alum Jeremy Fiance, who saw a need for a more cohesive community for Berkeley startup founders.
Under Armour named Berkeley’s new apparel partner
A new partnership with Under Armour will bring sports gear, product discounts and student invention events to campus.