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Berkeley professor to lead new rapid review COVID-19 research journal

Wed., 2020-07-01 09:40am
Publication will help validate - or debunk - the thousands of coronavirus research papers that are published on preprint servers

$20 million project will co-opt cells to make designer ‘proteins’

Wed., 2020-07-01 09:23am
UC Berkeley chemists will lead a national effort to co-opt the cell's protein-making machinery to create novel polymers.

Bakar Fellow Q&A: Fiber-optic sensors can monitor critical infrastructure

Wed., 2020-07-01 08:00am
Kenichi Soga, Chancellor's Professor in civil and environmental engineering, is using fiber-optic cables to monitor structures ranging from tunnels to building foundations.

New ‘Berkeley Changemaker’ course turns self-discovery into tool for change

Tue., 2020-06-30 05:00pm
First-year students will explore identity, gain leadership skills for life of agency

UC Berkeley launches trial of saliva test for COVID-19

Tue., 2020-06-30 10:35am
Analyzing saliva samples could speed COVID-19 testing of asymptomatic individuals, facilitating a safe opening of campus in the fall

Artist among us: Berkeley Haas highlights staffer for Pride Month

Tue., 2020-06-30 08:37am
Emeric Kennard's art explores gender, bodily identity, science, environment, cultural survival

Students’ expertise helps map 11 days, 125 acts of U.S. police violence

Mon., 2020-06-29 01:20pm
After George Floyd's death, Amnesty International, with help from Berkeley students, tracked human rights violations by police against protesters

Berkeley Journalism names new interim dean as Wasserman steps down

Sun., 2020-06-28 05:00pm
Chancellor Carol Christ and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost A. Paul Alivisatos sent the following message to the campus community on Monday: After seven years at the helm of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism,

Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns

Fri., 2020-06-26 11:00am
Primates' neural computations shed new light on the evolution of language

Want to persuade an opponent? Try listening, Berkeley scholar says

Fri., 2020-06-26 09:00am
Professor describes innovative research on how to turn political opposition into support on LGBTQ rights, immigration and other issues

Berkeley Talks: Fighting racism: How to restructure society so it’s open to all

Fri., 2020-06-26 09:00am
Amani Allen from Berkeley's School of Public Health joined epidemiologist Camara Jones in a talk called "Racism: The ultimate underlying condition," the first of a webinar series by the American Public Health Association

Navigating coursework, campus life in a virtual world

Thu., 2020-06-25 05:00pm
Campus academic leaders joined Executive Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Stephen Sutton to discuss what student life will look like in the fall. (UC Berkeley video) UC Berkeley campus leaders Thursday tackled a host of

Record-breaking metalens could revolutionize optical technologies

Thu., 2020-06-25 03:56pm
Development could lead to game-changing advances in solar energy, virtual reality technology and medical imaging

Six UC Berkeley-led projects win funding to combat COVID-19 with AI

Thu., 2020-06-25 03:21pm
Berkeley efforts are among 26 projects awarded a total of $5.4 million by the new C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute

COVID-19 has already cost California insurers $2.4 billion, new study estimates

Thu., 2020-06-25 09:00am
Without a vaccine, costs could likely exceed $25.1 billion, as virus spreads through the state

Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant awardees announced

Thu., 2020-06-25 12:00am
Challenges of teaching and learning during COVID-19 inspired several winning projects

Rogue’s gallery of dusty star systems reveals exoplanet nurseries

Wed., 2020-06-24 08:00am
A unique, systematic survey of young debris disks around 104 nearby stars turns up 25 stars with evidence of planets

Berkeley reopens research facilities, with guidance from health officials

Mon., 2020-06-22 05:00pm
The campus is operating with nearly 25% of its research workforce, with potentially more to come

Remembering Berkeley professor John Bishop, premier James Joyce scholar

Mon., 2020-06-22 05:00pm
Alumnus recounts the impact Bishop had on his English students

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