How Berkeley Shaped NASA’s Newest Space Telescope
The Roman Space Telescope realizes an idea conceived at UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab. A Berkeley astronomer now…
In Animated Films, Nonhuman Characters Are Still Overwhelmingly Male
A new UC Berkeley study finds that while female human characters have made gains, nonhuman creatures have yet…
Using AI for Just 10 Minutes Erodes Your Ability to Persist at Hard Things
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence…
Study Catches a Quantum Material Transforming in Real Time, Revealing What Drives Its Shift
Berkeley researchers use ultrashort extreme-ultraviolet (XUV) pulses to show that electron-hole pairing plays a key role behind a…
Anne Carson Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, with a Chapter at UC Berkeley
Carson served as the 2000–01 Holloway Lecturer in the Practice of Poetry, an appointment that brings distinguished poets…
Rising Black Youth Suicide: Why a Berkeley Researcher Sees Hope
By focusing on cultural, familial and community strengths, Jasmin Brooks Stephens says we can support the mental health…
A UC Berkeley Undergraduate’s Research Leads to an Astronomical First
A new study by a first-year student may solve a puzzle regarding isolated galaxies that have stopped producing…
U.S. Builds a ‘Systematic’ Global Deportation Network, Violating Migrant Rights
Agreements made by the Trump administration allow for quick deportation of migrants to foreign nations that are not…
Study Confirms Tribal Observations of Woodland Decline
A collaborative, three-year project involving tribal nations, federal agencies, volunteers, and university researchers is informing stewardship of culturally…
Human Rights Center Researchers on the Impacts of Large Language Models
The recent report focuses on how the use of large language models — the foundation of generative AI…
This Berkeley Artist Rethinks Our Relationship with Water
A double-lung transplant reshaped Professor Greg Niemeyer’s understanding of water as circulation, inspiring his latest art installation, now…
New Study Links Deep-Sleep Loss to Alzheimer’s-Related Protein Buildup
As tau builds up in our brains, non-REM brain waves necessary for memory formation become erratic. SHVETS Production…