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Arts & culture

Do vowels have colors? According to some with synesthesia, yes.

In her new book, On the Colors of Vowels: Thinking Through Synesthesia, UC Berkeley Professor Liesl Yamaguchi discusses the history of the rare neurological condition and the unique ability of scholars in the humanities to investigate the phenomenon.

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Research

To understand low back pain, researchers are looking closely at how our bodies move

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Arts & culture

After a 50-year leave of absence, returning to Berkeley’s School of Journalism

A wall in an art exhibition of replicas of many famous artworks, like van Gogh's Sunflowers and da Vinci's Mona Lisa

Arts & culture

Fakes, replicas and forgeries: What counts as art?

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

A photo of a small, white, propeller-shaped object that is held between the tips of two fingers. The object is smaller than the width of a fingernail.

Research

UC Berkeley engineers create world’s smallest wireless flying robot

The bumblebee-inspired robot, less than a centimeter in diameter, can hover, change directions and even hit small targets.

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Mind & body

Scientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating

Various members of the Khmer community sit at rows of tables at a room. Many of them appear to be engaged in conversation. One wears a flower in her hair, while another is smiling serenely while wearing a fur hat.

Humanities

The complex story of how the pandemic impacted the Asian American diaspora

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Research

No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb — until now

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Research

Streaming brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech

Arts & culture

A room of people look at a bespectacled man perched on a desk, legs crossed, with a notebook on his lap.

Ever heard of Fred Ross Sr.? New documentary chronicles the legendary organizer’s work

Fiona McFarlane holds an award for The Story Prize and smiles

English Professor Fiona McFarlane’s ‘Highway Thirteen’ wins The Story Prize

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Podcasts

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Finding Space: How accommodations can transform teaching

Alex Filippenko and Pat Joseph talk onstage

The Edge: Life, the universe and everything with Berkeley astrophysicist Alex Filippenko

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People

Ashmita Kumar holds a prize from startup competition at UC Berkeley.

With AI and an iPhone, UC Berkeley student’s startup aims to detect stroke signs and save lives

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Seven faculty members named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

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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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