Posts by Kara Manke

Two people stand next to one another in a forested area. One person is reading off of their phone while the other is writing something on a small piece of paper.

Research

Citizen scientists discover new, more virulent form of sudden oak death in Bay Area

Every year, volunteers with the UC Berkeley-led SOD Blitz Project survey tens of thousands of California trees for signs of the fungus-like pathogen.

Michelle Yeoh stands with a hand to her mouth as Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan congratulate her.

Humanities

With the help of AI, UC Berkeley researchers confirm Hollywood is getting more diverse

Five firefighters walk across an ashy and barren landscape

Law

Project 2025 could be disastrous for the climate. Legal scholars are preparing to fight back.

An electric vehicle at a charging station.

Politics & society

Electric vehicle tax credits cut pollution but may not be cost-effective, study finds

A woman with long hair stands at a podium and smiles at people seated nearby.

How UC Berkeley researchers are making online spaces safer for all

Coches manejan a través de esmog en un autopista de California

California ha mejorado la calidad del aire, pero persisten las desigualdades raciales/étnicas

Cars drive through smoggy air on a California highway

California has dramatically improved its air quality, but racial disparities persist

A black and white illustration depicts an artist’s imagining of an aquifer, showing a large underground mass sprouting a collection of small arms that reach for the roots of plants growing above.

Can an aquifer be injured? Scholar brings a disability lens to ecological repair

A white squirrel with red eyes faces the camera with a nut in it’s paws.

How color shapes which animals we fear — and which we protect

A person is leaning back and closing their eyes while driving a car.

Dozing at the wheel? Not with these fatigue-detecting earbuds

Michael Yartsev stands in a darkened room with his hands on his hips. Yellow and teal lights swirl around him.

UC Berkeley Professor Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

A firefighter points a hose at a burning structure, while orange flames blaze in the background.

Researchers reveal a hidden factor in California’s insurance crisis: The ‘winner’s curse’

A close-up photo of a plant with a small white flower.

Can engineered plants help make baby formula as nutritious as breast milk?

An illustration of a brain with flowers growing out of it.

Psychedelics change how we see the world. A UC Berkeley study aims to find out why.

A rendering of a five-story building with a glass façade.

Bakar ClimatEnginuity Hub: Berkeley’s new home for climate innovation

A small green parrot stands at the entrance to an artificial nest box, which is constructed from a wide PVC pipe. Five parrotlet babies stick their heads out of the nest entrance.

Why parrots sometimes adopt — or kill — each other’s babies