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UC Berkeley News: https://news.berkeley.edu/
A future without chocolate seems almost unimaginable. But according to UC Berkeley’s Brian Staskawicz, it is a very real possibility.
Learn more in this thread.🧵
Learn more in this thread.🧵
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A future without chocolate seems almost unimaginable. But according to UC Berkeley’s Brian Staskawicz, it is a very real possibility.
Learn more in this thread.🧵
Learn more in this thread.🧵
Two years ago, a novel analysis by UC Berkeley researchers pointed to comb jellies as the root of the animal tree of life. Another Berkeley group now says it’s sponges. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/19/d...
Did the first animal look like a sponge or a comb jelly? The debate continues. - Berkeley News
Two years ago, a novel analysis by UC Berkeley researchers pointed to comb jellies as the root of the animal tree of life. Another Berkeley group now says it’s sponges.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Two years ago, a novel analysis by UC Berkeley researchers pointed to comb jellies as the root of the animal tree of life. Another Berkeley group now says it’s sponges. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/19/d...
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/17/p...
Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees - Berkeley News
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon whil...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/17/p...
Tens of thousands of U.S. veterans never made it home. This UC Berkeley archaeologist is working to speed up efforts to recover them. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/07/h...
How crowdsourcing and phone cameras could help bring fallen soldiers home - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley archaeologist is building a reference system that can expedite recovery of the remains of service members killed in World War II.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Tens of thousands of U.S. veterans never made it home. This UC Berkeley archaeologist is working to speed up efforts to recover them. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/07/h...
For decades, Sally McLendon worked with Indigenous communities to document and learn about their languages. After her death, her notes and tapes were transported to the California Language Archive on campus, where they are accessible for others to learn from. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/06/2...
23 boxes and a suitcase full of tapes: How a linguist's lifelong work is shaping Indigenous language today - Berkeley News
Collections at UC Berkeley's California Language Archive help keep Indigenous languages alive. This is the story of one of them.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
For decades, Sally McLendon worked with Indigenous communities to document and learn about their languages. After her death, her notes and tapes were transported to the California Language Archive on campus, where they are accessible for others to learn from. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/06/2...
Cuts to UC Berkeley’s Educational Talent Search — a federal TRIO program — jeopardize work that for decades has helped Bay Area teens navigate their college and career options. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/03/u...
UC Berkeley college access program serving 1,500 students cut over 'equity' reference - Berkeley News
The cuts to Educational Talent Search — a federal TRIO program — jeopardize Berkeley's work that for decades has helped Bay Area teens navigate their college and career options.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Cuts to UC Berkeley’s Educational Talent Search — a federal TRIO program — jeopardize work that for decades has helped Bay Area teens navigate their college and career options. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/03/u...
A study from UC Berkeley neuroscientists shows that when zebra finches hear the call of another zebra finch, they have a mental representation of its meaning — categorizing calls similar to how humans hear and group them. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/04/f...
Finch chirps are more than mindless chatter. They actually convey meaning. - Berkeley News
A UC Berkeley study shows that when zebra finches hear the call of another zebra finch, they have a mental representation of its meaning — they understand what they're hearing.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A study from UC Berkeley neuroscientists shows that when zebra finches hear the call of another zebra finch, they have a mental representation of its meaning — categorizing calls similar to how humans hear and group them. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/04/f...
How Berkeley changed everything for John Cho — from landing his first role to discovering what it means to be Asian American. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/04/t...
Then / Now / Next: Actor John Cho on finding independence and identity at UC Berkeley - Berkeley News
How Berkeley changed everything — from landing his first role to discovering what it means to be Asian American.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
How Berkeley changed everything for John Cho — from landing his first role to discovering what it means to be Asian American. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/04/t...
Galen Sheely, a postdoctoral fellow whose research focuses on election administration, redistricting and democratic institutions, answers five questions on Prop 50 and California’s redistricting debate with @goldmanschool.bsky.social. gspp.berkeley.edu/research-and...
Proposition 50 and California’s Redistricting Debate: Five Questions with Galen Sheely
California voters are being asked to weigh in on Proposition 50, a measure that would temporarily pause the state’s independent redis…
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November 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Galen Sheely, a postdoctoral fellow whose research focuses on election administration, redistricting and democratic institutions, answers five questions on Prop 50 and California’s redistricting debate with @goldmanschool.bsky.social. gspp.berkeley.edu/research-and...
There’s a famous quote attributed to the eminent scientist Richard Feynman: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.”
Those eight words are a driving force for Patrick Shih, an associate professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley.
Those eight words are a driving force for Patrick Shih, an associate professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley.
November 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
There’s a famous quote attributed to the eminent scientist Richard Feynman: “What I cannot create, I do not understand.”
Those eight words are a driving force for Patrick Shih, an associate professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley.
Those eight words are a driving force for Patrick Shih, an associate professor of Plant and Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley.
A new study from Berkeley researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can rationally revise their beliefs when presented with new information. ls.berkeley.edu/news/new-psy...
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A new study from Berkeley researchers provides evidence that chimpanzees can rationally revise their beliefs when presented with new information. ls.berkeley.edu/news/new-psy...
A new study by UC Berkeley and Emory University biologists and physicists suggests that parasitic worms rely on static electricity to find prey in midair. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/29/p...
Parasitic worms rely on static electricity to find prey in midair - Berkeley News
Nematodes that leap from the ground to infect flies need the help of a static electrical charge to land on their host.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
A new study by UC Berkeley and Emory University biologists and physicists suggests that parasitic worms rely on static electricity to find prey in midair. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/29/p...
Two Nobel Prizes in one week. Research in chemistry, physics, AI and engineering that is regularly inspiring startups to solve the world’s most pressing problems. UC Berkeley ranked No. 1 for three straight years in startups founded, surpassing Stanford, Harvard and MIT.
October 28, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Two Nobel Prizes in one week. Research in chemistry, physics, AI and engineering that is regularly inspiring startups to solve the world’s most pressing problems. UC Berkeley ranked No. 1 for three straight years in startups founded, surpassing Stanford, Harvard and MIT.
Data shows that higher education is still worth it. The average @uofcalifornia.bsky.social bachelor’s degree holder earns about $125,000 a year. But students who go on to pursue a graduate degree make even more, with UC Berkeley standing out in several categories.
Most alumni from University of California colleges who receive a graduate degree earn more than students without one. Students who receive an M.D. make the most.
How much more money do UC alumni earn with graduate degrees? Here’s the data
Most alumni from University of California colleges who receive a graduate degree earn more than students without one. Students who receive an M.D. make the most.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Data shows that higher education is still worth it. The average @uofcalifornia.bsky.social bachelor’s degree holder earns about $125,000 a year. But students who go on to pursue a graduate degree make even more, with UC Berkeley standing out in several categories.
Alumni Todd Roberts and Owen Kent first developed Reflex, their robotic rehabilitation device, in a UC Berkeley course. Now, six years later, they’re launching it through their company, ATDev, which aims to bring high-quality rehabilitation into the home. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/10...
Berkeley alums develop at-home robotic rehabilitation device - Berkeley Engineering
ATDev co-founders advance new possibilities for assistive technologies
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October 27, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Alumni Todd Roberts and Owen Kent first developed Reflex, their robotic rehabilitation device, in a UC Berkeley course. Now, six years later, they’re launching it through their company, ATDev, which aims to bring high-quality rehabilitation into the home. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/10...
Omar Yaghi grew up in Amman, Jordan, where he was responsible for collecting fresh drinking water. "I learned that water is precious," he said.
Those experiences laid the foundation for his work developing MOFs that have revolutionized chemistry, and earned him the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Those experiences laid the foundation for his work developing MOFs that have revolutionized chemistry, and earned him the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Omar Yaghi grew up in Amman, Jordan, where he was responsible for collecting fresh drinking water. "I learned that water is precious," he said.
Those experiences laid the foundation for his work developing MOFs that have revolutionized chemistry, and earned him the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Those experiences laid the foundation for his work developing MOFs that have revolutionized chemistry, and earned him the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
As the curator of UC Berkeley’s Salz Collection of Stringed Instruments, Carla Shapreau traces the rich histories of treasured, centuries-old violins and connects them to the next generation of musicians. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/17/t...
The secret lives of violins — and the Berkeley scholar who uncovers them - Berkeley News
As the curator of UC Berkeley’s Salz Collection of Stringed Instruments, Carla Shapreau traces the rich histories of treasured, centuries-old violins and connects them to the next generation of musici...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
As the curator of UC Berkeley’s Salz Collection of Stringed Instruments, Carla Shapreau traces the rich histories of treasured, centuries-old violins and connects them to the next generation of musicians. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/17/t...
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At Philomathia Day last week, @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social Professor Jonathan Weigel was honored as the 2025 Philomathia Prize recipient.
His research and work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo aims to reimagine state building in developing countries.
Congratulations, Professor Weigel!
His research and work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo aims to reimagine state building in developing countries.
Congratulations, Professor Weigel!
October 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
At Philomathia Day last week, @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social Professor Jonathan Weigel was honored as the 2025 Philomathia Prize recipient.
His research and work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo aims to reimagine state building in developing countries.
Congratulations, Professor Weigel!
His research and work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo aims to reimagine state building in developing countries.
Congratulations, Professor Weigel!
By partnering with the community, UC Berkeley researchers conducted a sweeping survey of California farmworkers on their experience working during wildfires. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/20/m...
Most of Wine Country's agricultural workers have been exposed to wildfires, new survey finds - Berkeley News
By partnering with the community, UC Berkeley researchers conducted a sweeping survey of California farmworkers on their experience working during wildfires.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
By partnering with the community, UC Berkeley researchers conducted a sweeping survey of California farmworkers on their experience working during wildfires. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/20/m...
Edward Miguel, the son of immigrants from Uruguay and Poland, knew early on that his life in the U.S. was different from his family around the world.
As faculty co-director of @cega-uc.bsky.social and a professor of economics, he’s figuring out how to improve the lives the poorest people on earth.
As faculty co-director of @cega-uc.bsky.social and a professor of economics, he’s figuring out how to improve the lives the poorest people on earth.
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Edward Miguel, the son of immigrants from Uruguay and Poland, knew early on that his life in the U.S. was different from his family around the world.
As faculty co-director of @cega-uc.bsky.social and a professor of economics, he’s figuring out how to improve the lives the poorest people on earth.
As faculty co-director of @cega-uc.bsky.social and a professor of economics, he’s figuring out how to improve the lives the poorest people on earth.
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In case you missed it, two bears were spotted in the New York Times on Sunday. Proud to celebrate John Clarke and Omar Yaghi, our newest Nobel laureates whose work demonstrates the power of fundamental research. Congratulations to these extraordinary scientists!
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In case you missed it, two bears were spotted in the New York Times on Sunday. Proud to celebrate John Clarke and Omar Yaghi, our newest Nobel laureates whose work demonstrates the power of fundamental research. Congratulations to these extraordinary scientists!
According to the nonprofit organization Freedom House, nearly 40% of people live in countries where democracy is eroding. In a new report, researchers identify six key ways authoritarians use gender as a way to entrench their own power. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/16/g...
‘Gender issues’ are being used as cover to erode democracy, UC Berkeley report finds - Berkeley News
Engineering nebulous threats like “gender ideology” can convince unruly coalitions to support authoritarian practices, says the Othering & Belonging Institute’s Míriam Juan-Torres González.
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October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
According to the nonprofit organization Freedom House, nearly 40% of people live in countries where democracy is eroding. In a new report, researchers identify six key ways authoritarians use gender as a way to entrench their own power. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/16/g...
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🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We’re thrilled to share that Michael C. Lu, Dean of #UCBerkeley School of #PublicHealth, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine @nam.edu in recognition of his groundbreaking work in addressing maternal & child #HealthDisparities. bit.ly/43l9A74
Dean Michael C. Lu elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Lu’s contributions to medicine have been recognized with one of the field’s highest honors.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We’re thrilled to share that Michael C. Lu, Dean of #UCBerkeley School of #PublicHealth, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Medicine @nam.edu in recognition of his groundbreaking work in addressing maternal & child #HealthDisparities. bit.ly/43l9A74
From wildfire preparedness in Berkeley to clean drinking water in the Central Valley, UC Berkeley researchers are working alongside communities to find solutions to problems affecting California residents. The results are already changing lives.
October 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
From wildfire preparedness in Berkeley to clean drinking water in the Central Valley, UC Berkeley researchers are working alongside communities to find solutions to problems affecting California residents. The results are already changing lives.
The Abundance Accelerator initiative at UC Berkeley is bridging left-vs.-right conflict to focus on housing, childcare, medical care and other troubling shortages. “We call ourselves data-driven idealists,” says leader Amy E. Lerman. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/16/a...
Abundant California: A Berkeley initiative aims to break gridlock, meet human needs - Berkeley News
The Abundance Accelerator at UC Berkeley is bridging left-vs.-right conflict to focus on housing, childcare, medical care and other troubling shortages. “We call ourselves data-driven idealists,” says...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The Abundance Accelerator initiative at UC Berkeley is bridging left-vs.-right conflict to focus on housing, childcare, medical care and other troubling shortages. “We call ourselves data-driven idealists,” says leader Amy E. Lerman. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/16/a...