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To more effectively sequester biomass and carbon, just add salt

Tue., 2023-04-11 11:25am
Salting and burying biomass crops in dry landfills could keep them from decaying and releasing captured carbon, sequestering the greenhouse gas for thousands of years

How using ‘love as resistance’ can bring collective liberation

Tue., 2023-04-11 10:37am
Doaa Dorgham, UC Berkeley's SSWANA Initiative director, discusses the importance of Arab American Heritage Month

When language comes under pressure

Tue., 2023-04-11 09:00am
A new student-curated exhibition in Doe Library showcases artists from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia and their artworks that reflect the complexity of what it means to inherit language

As new Latinx studies programs stall nationwide, Berkeley offers an answer

Mon., 2023-04-10 01:59pm
Less than 4% of all four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. offer a Latinx studies major, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley Talks: International journalists on women’s rights in Iran and Afghanistan

Fri., 2023-04-07 04:33pm
Award-winning journalists discuss the challenges of reporting as women and about women in these countries

Stuart Russell calls for new approach for AI, a ‘civilization-ending’ technology

Fri., 2023-04-07 03:38pm
“Intelligence really means the power to shape the world in your interests," professor says in campus talk

UC Berkeley computer scientist wins 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship

Fri., 2023-04-07 12:57pm
The prestigious awards recognize scholars with impressive achievements who also show exceptional promise in fields ranging from the natural sciences to the creative arts.

Let the hatching begin! April 11 events to mark falcon babies’ arrival

Fri., 2023-04-07 10:00am
A Hatch Day event hosted by BAMPFA and Cal Falcons runs from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and a livestreamed Cal Falcons Q&A starts at 2 p.m.

Berkeley political scientist Scott Straus named to prestigious fellowship

Thu., 2023-04-06 10:22am
Straus, a scholar in political violence and genocide, was honored for work that "has deepened public understanding of human behavior and social dynamics.”

Remembering alumnus, ‘accidental entrepreneur’ Gordon Moore

Wed., 2023-04-05 10:31am
“Gordon Moore matched scientific insight and business acumen with a genuine concern for the well-being of the natural world," Chancellor Christ says

Love those mosaic murals? Repairs begin on 1904 UC Berkeley building

Tue., 2023-04-04 12:00pm
Replacing and shoring up mosaic tiles on the Old Art Gallery is the first step toward returning it to its earliest role — as a campus power house

Newts take the stage during annual mating ritual at UC Botanical Garden

Tue., 2023-04-04 11:00am
Every year, the Japanese Pool hosts a bevy of California newts intent on mating, laying eggs and then going their own way

Trump indicted: ‘These are uncharted legal and political waters’

Thu., 2023-03-30 05:20pm
Berkeley scholars say the historic indictment could have ramifications not just in criminal law, but in politics, national security and international relations.

Women’s work? We need to make child care a national priority

Thu., 2023-03-30 12:33pm
Lack of support for early care and education reflects conventional thinking about the role of women, says pioneering Berkeley activist Marcy Whitebook

Video: New wind tunnel is installed in Hesse Hall

Thu., 2023-03-30 12:32pm
Students will be able to use the wind tunnel to study the aerodynamic behavior of aircraft, airplane wings, cars and other objects

Mark Madsen named new men’s basketball head coach

Thu., 2023-03-30 12:05pm
He's a two-time NBA champion with East Bay roots and a proven track record as both a college and professional coach

Bright gamma ray burst confounds models of black hole birth

Tue., 2023-03-28 11:00am
Long-duration gamma ray bursts are a puzzle. The latest, seen last year and one of the brightest ever, doesn't fit astronomers' expectations about the collapse of a massive star to leave behind a black hole.

White House honors chemists Hoffman, Somorjai with Enrico Fermi Award

Tue., 2023-03-28 10:47am
Darleane Hoffman, known for her work on transuranic elements, and Gabor Somorjai, known for contributions to surface chemistry, were this year's sole recipients of the Fermi Award

Two beloved UC Berkeley trees, over age 150, damaged in ‘bomb cyclone’

Tue., 2023-03-28 10:07am
At the UC Botanical Garden, part a redwood sheared off and flattened a buckeye

UC Berkeley leaders outline plan to address financial challenges

Mon., 2023-03-27 04:34pm
“We have done this before,” Chancellor Carol Christ said Friday. “We can do it again. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t a challenge.”

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