AI is coming for jobs, and ‘We’re not ready,’ labor expert says – The Mercury News
William Gould, one of the nation’s leading experts on employment, sees artificial intelligence as a “locomotive coming down…
UC Berkeley professor awarded $10M by Bezos Earth Fund to create biodegradable fabric | Research And Ideas
Ting Xu, a campus professor in chemistry and materials science and engineering, will lead a team of scientists…
Meet California’s second gentleman and his vision for the state
Markos Kounalakis believes that the future is being shaped in California, the state where his wife Eleni Kounalakis…
Bay Area scientist honored at the ‘Oscars of Science’ for math and physics
While Hollywood may be the city of stars, the Breakthrough Prize honored three Bay Area scientists with “Oscars…
UC Berkeley professor Kwabena Bediako under investigation for sexual harassment allegations | Campus
UC Berkeley associate professor of chemistry Kwabena Bediako is under investigation by campus following accusations of sexual harassment…
Students co-sponsor California bill on Title IX proceedings
The Survivors Pro Bono, established in 2023 by Stanford student organizers, co-sponsored a California bill on April 7,…
Microplastics have been found everywhere. That’s a problem for research
As the science of detecting microplastics matures, so too does consensus about their ubiquity. Everywhere researchers have looked…
Bay Area leaders have tools to fix housing. Are they bold enough to use them?
Silicon Valley has achieved a level of prosperity unmatched in human history. We’re geographically smaller than Rhode Island,…
DA Hires Stanford Grad to Run County Crime Lab
A Stanford-trained Ph.D. chemist who helped modernize the Oakland Police Department’s forensics laboratory is the new chief of…
Trump administration launches investigation into UC San Diego medical school
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — The Trump administration has launched an investigation into the admissions policies at…
Trump’s demand for admissions data sends wary colleges scrambling – The Mercury News
By Liam Knox, Bloomberg Colleges are racing to comply with President Donald Trump’s demand for sweeping admissions data…
Thousands of California students remain classified as English learners despite fluency
THOUSANDS OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS remain classified as English learners even after they reach proficiency in English, according to…