Once again, Times Higher Education has recognized UC Berkeley as one of the “elite six” of world universities in its 2015 reputation rankings, which were released today (Wednesday, March 11).

In a campus appearance hosted by UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, primatologist Frans de Waal discussed his research on "the emotional side of animal behavior" — behavior, he insists, more like our own than some humans admit.

Capturing carbon from power plants is likely in the future to avoid the worst effects of climate change, but current technologies are very expensive. A new material, a diamine-appended metal-organic framework, captures and releases CO2 with much reduced energy costs compared to today's technologies, potentially lowering the cost of capturing this greenhouse gas.

In a new chamber opera conceived and co-created by UC Berkeley historian Tom Laqueur, death takes a holiday — and drama ensues, with music. Laqueur wrote the libretto for Death With Interruptions, which will be previewed as Noon Concert on Monday, March 16, before its San Francisco debut.

The Berkeley Staff Assembly has opened nominations for its annual Excellence in Management awards. This year's theme is "Architects of Empowerment." The deadline for nominations is March 20.

Agnes Szelag's latest composition, "WE," will be played March 10 at noon by University Carillonist Jeff Davis. It was written to inspire listeners to ponder what "we" means, or should mean, in society.

UC Berkeley researchers have created a "heart-on-a-chip" that effectively uses human cardiac muscle cells derived from adult stem cells to model how a human heart reacts to cardiovascular medications. The system could one day replace animal models to screen for the safety and efficacy of new drugs.

For more than 30 years, UC Berkeley Professor Sandy Muir taught thousands of Berkeley undergraduates and graduate students about American democracy, U.S. constitutional law, and the virtues of public service. He died Feb. 26 at age 83; a memorial service is planned Saturday, March 7.

Andreas Martin, an assistant professor of molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley, has developed novel systems and strategies to screen for compounds that selectively inhibit protein turnover in the cell and may lead to new drugs against cancer. His work is supported by the Bakar Fellows Program.

A UC Berkeley research team led by Ronald Rael, associate professor of architecture, is unveiling the first and largest powder-based 3-D-printed cement structure built to date. The debut of "Bloom," which stands 9 feet tall, is a demonstration of the architectural potential of 3-D printing.

Astronomers now use massive galaxies and clusters of galaxies as magnifying lenses to study the early universe, but until now had never observed the brief flash of a supernova. UC Berkeley postdoc Patrick Kelly found such a supernova in images taken last year by the Hubble Space Telescope, split into a rare Einstein Cross.

How can the world reducing inequality while increasing sustainability? Campus and international experts will tackle that vital subject Thursday (March 5) during a daylong conference held by the Institute of Urban and Regional Development and the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at UC Berkeley.

SkyDeck, UC Berkeley’s startup accelerator, is on the move under the leadership of new executive director Caroline Winnett, who earned her MBA at Haas in 1990 and went on to lead several startups, most recently as founder and CEO of BrandNeuro, a neuroscience-inspired marketing company.

Cal women's basketball team player Reshanda Gray became the second Golden Bear to win Pac-12 Player of the Year honors when the conference coaches selected the California senior for the league’s top honor.

Escuela Nueva, an educational model popular in Latin America, involves learning by doing and affords teachers, parents and students a real say in how their school is run. The method "has much to teach us about how best to educate our children," David Kirp, a professor of public policy, wrote recently in the New York Times. Read his essay on the Goldman School website.

At Sunday's men's basketball game in Haas Pavilion, the Bears beat Oregon State on the court and aimed for a three-peat in the national Recyclemania waste-diversion competition. Results will be announced in April.

Young women with ADHD who have been exposed to abuse, neglect or other traumas in childhood and adolescence are at greater risk for self-injury, eating disorders and suicide than those with ADHD who were not mistreated in early youth, according to new research from UC Berkeley.

Jennifer Doudna and James Nuñez are probing the CRISPR/Cas9-based immune system that bacteria have developed to prevent viruses from killing them, and have discovered how they “steal” genetic information from these foreign invaders to remember and attack them in the future. Doudna hopes this information will help to improve targeted gene editing in human and animal cells.

William L. Garrison, a professor emeritus of civil engineering and an expert in the ways innovation and technological change occur in the field of transportation, died at age 90.

Dr. Helen Wallace, a world-renowned professor, mentor and advocate known for her passion for improving the lives of women and children, has left a bequest valued at more than $13 million to UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. The funds will launch the Wallace Maternal and Child Health Center, the campus announced today (Monday, March 2).