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Mind & body

In search of a way to improve humans’ faulty memories and bad habits

In a new paper, Allison Harvey, a UC Berkeley psychology professor, says lessons from science can help everyone instill good habits — and even lead to more effective patient treatments.

Noah Whiteman

People

‘The freedom to be fully human’: A Berkeley biology professor’s take on Pride and thriving in academia

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Humanities

Who decides the difference between a cult and a religion? The IRS

An apparent Israeli missile strike left a smoking hole in the side of a building in Tehran, Iran. Smoke rises from the hole and from the window of a burned out unit nearby.

Politics & society

Berkeley scholar details “far-reaching implications” of Israel-Iran conflict

Spotlight: Commencement 2025

Two students hug each other wearing their regalia in the bleachers at UC Berkeley's 2025 campuswide commencement on May 17.

At UC Berkeley’s campuswide commencement, grads were grateful for their personal growth — and four Big Game wins in a row

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Majoring in gender and women’s studies helped this graduate find her voice

Priyanka D’Souza, pictured sitting on one of the wheeled stools installed as part of her MFA exhibition, before various works created for the exhibition mounted on a shelf viewable at seated height.

This Berkeley MFA exhibition probes how museums and institutions exclude disabled bodies

Research

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Mind & body

Psychopathic personality is measured with a 1970s checklist. A Berkeley psychologist says it’s time to upgrade.

By using a new way to measure psychopathy, Keanan Joyner says we could potentially decrease the cost of the disorder to the U.S. criminal justice system, estimated at $460 billion each year.

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Milestones

UC Berkeley professor showcases flood-resilient architecture at international exhibition

A group of 14 people who are involved in Coco Auerswald's project involving young people who experienced homelessness in the research process stand in front of a screen that reads

People

To understand youth experiencing homelessness, this UC Berkeley professor hires them

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Law

A looming crisis: In deportation push, will the U.S. scrap constitutional safeguards?

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Politics & society

Proposed Medicaid cuts could have devastating impact in California, UC Berkeley analysts say

Arts & culture

‘Biographers heaven’: Ron Chernow spotlights Mark Twain Papers & Project amid funding crisis

A painting by Chiura Obata called Sunset, Watertower, March 10, 1943, was done in ink, color and mica on paper while he was in an internment camp. It shows a vibrant sunset behind a watertower in a desolate landscape. There are telephone lines in front of the tower and mountains in the far distance.

Legacy of Chiura Obata, artist and former UC Berkeley professor, endures on campus

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Podcasts

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Berkeley Talks: Energy justice expert on his pursuit for affordable and clean energy for all

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Berkeley Talks: Feeding the world without ‘eating the earth’

People

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Professor Jennifer Chatman named dean of Berkeley Haas

Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton

Cal Director Of Athletics Jim Knowlton announces retirement

Campus & community

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A message about UC Berkeley’s response to changes in intercollegiate athletics

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Leinweber Foundation and UC Berkeley establish $18 million endowment to fund theoretical physics research

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