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Berkeley professor to lead new rapid review COVID-19 research journal
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’
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
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
First-year students will explore identity, gain leadership skills for life of agency
UC Berkeley launches trial of saliva test for COVID-19
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
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
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
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
Primates' neural computations shed new light on the evolution of language
Want to persuade an opponent? Try listening, Berkeley scholar says
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
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
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
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
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
Without a vaccine, costs could likely exceed $25.1 billion, as virus spreads through the state
Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grant awardees announced
Challenges of teaching and learning during COVID-19 inspired several winning projects
Rogue’s gallery of dusty star systems reveals exoplanet nurseries
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
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
Alumnus recounts the impact Bishop had on his English students