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Meet our new faculty: Amy Pickering, engineering

Tue., 2020-11-17 10:50am
Amy Pickering is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty.

U.S. lifespans trail that of other affluent nations, even for the wealthy

Tue., 2020-11-17 08:59am
The socioeconomic gap among Americans is widening while lifespans are shortening

Bat virus expert Cara Brook named L’Oréal For Women in Science fellow

Tue., 2020-11-17 08:46am
Brook will receive $60,000 for research to understand how bats' immune systems protect them from viral infections, and the implications for human health

Trump lost, but his brand of politics may be here to stay

Tue., 2020-11-17 08:00am
UC Berkeley scholars compile book of essays that examine the divisions that came in the wake of Trump's presidency.

UC Berkeley launches COVID-19 exposure notification system

Mon., 2020-11-16 02:50pm
The smartphone-based exposure notification system — California COVID Notify — launched for the UC Berkeley community Nov. 16. It’s a privacy-first approach to using technology to aid in contact tracing.

Teaching tools show climate change is just one aspect of a changing world

Mon., 2020-11-16 08:00am
UC Berkeley scientists created a teaching framework for K-12 students to explain the complexities of Earth systems and climate change

Is Trump right about Georgia vote?

Fri., 2020-11-13 11:25am
While a hand recount of the presidential contest in Georgia is unlikely to change the outcome, that doesn't mean the election was fair and trustworthy

‘Father of microfinance’ Muhammad Yunus talks student leadership, COVID-19

Thu., 2020-11-12 04:00pm
UC Berkeley's 'Changemakers' course recently welcomed Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to speak to students.

Opt-in to California exposure app to slow the spread of COVID-19

Wed., 2020-11-11 04:00pm
California COVID Notify is a privacy-first approach to using smartphones to alert you when you’ve been exposed to COVID-19. It augments traditional contact tracing efforts and makes it possible to reach unknown contacts.

Berkeley Haas student-veterans, entrepreneurs persevere during pandemic

Tue., 2020-11-10 06:40pm
UC Berkeley Haas profiles student-veterans and their entrepreneurial achievements.

Why student-veterans should not be seen as a political monolith

Tue., 2020-11-10 05:00pm
UC Berkeley Cal Veterans coordinator Luis Hernandez explains how veterans are boxed into outdated generalizations and the diversity they bring to UC Berkeley

Kamala Harris’s rise, multicultural roots and challenges

Tue., 2020-11-10 03:30pm
What more could symbolize the American dream than the ascension of Kamala Harris? Born and raised in Oakland and Berkeley in the 1960s and ’70s, and as the daughter of Jamaican and South Indian immigrants,

Meet our new faculty: Adam Benkato, Eastern studies

Tue., 2020-11-10 08:00am
Adam Benkato is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty.

Meet our new faculty: Ashok Ajoy, chemistry

Mon., 2020-11-09 04:00pm
Ashok Ajoy is a new member of the UC Berkeley faculty.

Drop in pandemic CO2 emissions previews world of electric vehicles

Mon., 2020-11-09 12:41pm
Unique sensing network shows carbon dioxide levels in the Bay Area dropped 25% during the first six weeks after shelter-in-place

Berkeley Talks: How Native women challenged a 1900s Bay Area assimilation program

Sat., 2020-11-07 09:00am
Katie Keliiaa, a graduate student in UC Berkeley's Department of Ethnic Studies, discusses her research on the Bay Area Outing Program on KALX's The Graduates

Why violence has re-emerged in Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict

Fri., 2020-11-06 03:00pm
Stephan Astourian, director of UC Berkeley's Armenian Studies Program and an associate adjunct professor, discussed the prospects for peace, the goals of international intervention and how the Armenian community here in the U.S. is responding.

Florida 2000 all over again? Possible, but not likely, Chemerinsky says

Fri., 2020-11-06 02:50pm
An intensive legal campaign probably won't help President Donald Trump to remain in office, Berkeley Law dean concludes

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