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Researchers discover how the COVID virus triggers sneezing and coughing – Video

Using mice as a model, UC Berkeley researchers demonstrate for the first time that viral proteins can directly activate the sensory neurons that mediate sneezing, coughing and pain.

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How often did immigrants to America change their name? Less than you might think.

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Recent advances in AI are creating a ‘paradigm shift’ for robotics

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Berkeley’s ESCAPADE spacecraft say goodbye to Earth. Next stop: Mars. – Video

Spotlight: 2026 Nobel Prizes

Berkeley helped make IceCube a success — and earn its leader the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics

Two winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics have deep ties to UC Berkeley

Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature, with a chapter at UC Berkeley

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Mind & body

A better count of veteran suicides could improve prevention efforts, researchers say

Researchers from Cal State Long Beach and UC Berkeley traveled to every county in California to understand why the state struggles to accurately count veteran suicides. Their goal: better support for an often-forgotten population.