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Advance in programming synthetic materials enables complex chemistry
Scientists can now read and write a sequence of metal atoms in metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, allowing them to program multiple chemical functions or encode data
Dwarf planet Ceres has reservoirs of salty water
Data from NASA's recent Dawn mission answers long-unresolved questions: Is there liquid inside Ceres, and how long ago was the dwarf planet geologically active?
‘On equal terms:’ Cynthia Weekley, executive director
Cynthia Weekley, executive director of the Engineering Research Support Organization at UC Berkeley's College of Engineering is Saturday's honoree
UC Berkeley part of new $26 million NSF center to preserve living tissues
The center aims to advance methods for storing and preserving biological cells and tissues, work that could dramatically expand organ transplant networks
‘On equal terms:’ Colleen Rovetti, executive director
Friday's honoree: Colleen Rovetti, executive director of external relations and marketing communications in the office of University Development and Alumni Relations
Update on student engagement and services for fall 2020
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Stephen C. Sutton, Vice Chancellor of Equity & Inclusion Oscar Dubón, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Dean of the Graduate Division Lisa García Bedolla, Special Faculty Advisor to the
Berkeley Talks: Joyce Carol Oates on her dystopian novel ‘Hazards of Time Travel’
The 2018 book, set in a future surveillance state, follows a 17-year-old protagonist who gets exiled to 1959 rural Wisconsin after giving a subversive valedictorian speech
Brain noise contains unique signature of dream sleep
First EEG measure of dream or REM sleep allows scientists to distinguish dreaming from wakefulness in sleep studies, coma patients
‘On equal terms:’ Terri Kouba, systems architect
Terri Kouba, a systems architect with Berkeley's Information Services and Technology office is one of 18 "unsung heroines" being honored
More details on UC Berkeley’s voluntary workforce actions
Message from campus leaders outlines options for staff
Graphic violence online: Campus human rights lab pioneers safer viewing
Lessons in resiliency can counter trauma of seeing images of racial brutality, COVID-19 death
Worries about COVID-19 divide along racial, ethnic lines, state poll finds
The Berkeley IGS Poll found some common ground in how Californians are experiencing the pandemic, but also stark divisions.
‘On equal terms:’ Lupe Gallegos-Diaz, student development director
Lupe Gallegos-Diaz is director of the UC Berkeley's Chicanx/Latinx Student Development Office
Warming climate may bring more West Nile outbreaks to Southern California
Study finds transmission of the mosquito-borne virus can increase rapidly with temperature — and climate change is likely to bump coastal Southern California into the danger zone
Sleep researcher Matthew Walker wins Carl Sagan science prize
Award recognizes major contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of science
California Republicans are turning on Trump, poll finds
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s lead extends across every major region of the state, according to the new Berkeley IGS Poll.
‘On equal terms:’ Alisha Klatt, training and instructional design specialist
Alisha Klatt, a training and instructional design specialist for UC Berkeley's Environment, Health and Safety office, is one of 18 'unsung heroines' being honored.
Race & the environment
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Study: Without action, climate deaths could soar by century’s end
By 2100, rising temperatures driven by climate change could cause tens of millions of deaths per year worldwide, says a new study led by Berkeley scholar Solomon Hsiang.
‘On equal terms:’ Erin Skelly, assistant director for student services
Erin Skelly is the assistant director for student services at Berkeley's International Office.