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To more effectively sequester biomass and carbon, just add salt
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
Doaa Dorgham, UC Berkeley's SSWANA Initiative director, discusses the importance of Arab American Heritage Month
When language comes under pressure
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
“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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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’
At the UC Botanical Garden, part a redwood sheared off and flattened a buckeye
UC Berkeley leaders outline plan to address financial challenges
“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.”