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Astronomers capture birth of a magnetar, confirming link to some of universe’s brightest exploding stars

A UC Berkeley theorist proposed that highly magnetized, spinning neutron stars were the power source behind superluminous supernovae. A recent supernova provided the smoking gun.

Science & environment

Traditional Pacific navigators bring the intricate science of wayfinding to the Bay Area

Campus news

‘The Diversity Principle’: Tracking the long history of a powerful idea

Campus & community

Sprawling new painting commemorates 150 years of women at UC Berkeley

Spotlight: Community-Engaged Research

What do parasitic worms and wages have in common? More than you think – Audio

UC Berkeley is doing hundreds of research projects that go beyond the classroom and into communities. Here’s how.

UC Berkeley college access program serving 1,500 students cut over ‘equity’ reference

Research

Biology

‘Reprogramming’ our gut bacteria could be key to fighting disease – Video

UC Berkeley’s Carlotta Ronda explains how CRISPR is turning our gut microbes into tiny, health-boosting factories in just 101 seconds.

Campus news

Berkeley’s Blue and Gold satellites are now flying through Earth’s magnetotail — a first – Video

Research

We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires

Mind & body

Urine tests confirm alcohol consumption in wild African chimps – Video

Campus news

Why climate health research matters more than ever

Arts & culture

UC Berkeley Library opens student-led exhibition on Etruscan civilization

How Emily Dickinson’s musical poetry pushes us to live more expansively

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Podcasts

Berkeley Talks: Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi on turning air into water for all – Audio

Voices Carry: Tax the ultrarich?

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People

UC Berkeley Professor Darlène Dubuisson found ‘liberation’ in reading. It led her to study how Black people imagine better futures

Division of Biological Sciences Dean Richard Harland to conclude term in June 2027

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Campus & community

UC Berkeley sees surge in student applications for fall 2026

UC Berkeley Social Sciences charts its future with new strategic plan

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