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Research

With AI and linguistics, this professor is decoding how animals and humans communicate

Watch a UC Berkeley linguistics professor explain his work in just 101 seconds.

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Arts & culture

Novel ‘Highway Thirteen’ traces the ripple effects of one man’s violence

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Arts & culture

William Kentridge’s ‘The Great Yes, The Great No’ is a voyage of chaos and creativity

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Business & economics

Nearly 40% of companies missed 2020 climate targets, with no consequences

Spotlight: Federal Updates

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UC updates on federal policy issues

A message about our commitment to UC Berkeley’s values and mission

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Researchers and students gather in Sproul Plaza to ‘Stand up for Science’

Research

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Research

Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they’re far different from what ancient Egyptians consumed, a UC Berkeley student researcher says.

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Research

Researchers create quantum sensors by mixing diamond dust with water

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People

This shy California shrew avoided the camera and the limelight — until now

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Research

Ancient beaches testify to long-ago ocean on Mars

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Research

Chemists create new molecular compound from Berkeley’s eponymous element, Berkelium

Arts & culture

Two actors, who play Jinzo and Catherine in the opera Both Eyes Open, kneel together, holding hands

For 50 years, he’s written about the Japanese American internment. Now, he’s turning to opera.

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This BAMPFA documentary series explores the unseen side of climate change

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Podcasts

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Berkeley Talks: Heather Cox Richardson on the evolution of the Republican Party and what gives her hope for America

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Voices Carry: The Constitution, Congress and democracy in President Trump’s second term

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People

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UC Berkeley professor Brian Staskawicz awarded Wolf Prize in Agriculture

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After life as refugees, these UC Berkeley students strive to tackle global problems

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Campus & community

A celebration on Feb. 20, 2025, welcomed 27 new recipients of the African American Initiative Scholarship.

‘Berkeley has become my village:’ Celebration honors 2024–25 African American Initiative scholars

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Meet three Black trailblazers in STEM

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