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Advance in programming synthetic materials enables complex chemistry

Mon., 2020-08-10 10:35am
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

Mon., 2020-08-10 09:35am
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

Sat., 2020-08-08 03:30pm
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

Fri., 2020-08-07 03:30pm
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

Fri., 2020-08-07 02:28pm
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

Fri., 2020-08-07 10:42am
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’

Fri., 2020-08-07 09:00am
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

Fri., 2020-08-07 08:50am
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

Thu., 2020-08-06 05:42pm
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

Thu., 2020-08-06 05:12pm
Message from campus leaders outlines options for staff

Graphic violence online: Campus human rights lab pioneers safer viewing

Thu., 2020-08-06 12:38pm
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

Thu., 2020-08-06 10:10am
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

Wed., 2020-08-05 03:56pm
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

Wed., 2020-08-05 10:54am
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

Wed., 2020-08-05 10:45am
Award recognizes major contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of science

California Republicans are turning on Trump, poll finds

Tue., 2020-08-04 03:48pm
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

Tue., 2020-08-04 02:38pm
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

Tue., 2020-08-04 10:29am
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Study: Without action, climate deaths could soar by century’s end

Mon., 2020-08-03 03:46pm
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

Mon., 2020-08-03 02:02pm
Erin Skelly is the assistant director for student services at Berkeley's International Office.

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