Posts by Robert Sanders

Awards

Two UC Berkeley faculty members win New Horizons prizes for math and physics

Mathematician Yunqing Tang and physicist Benjamin Safdi were honored for their early career contributions.

Research

Sunbirds suck, scientists find. Hummingbirds don’t. - Video

Research

In ‘Project Hail Mary,’ Ryan Gosling encounters aliens. How likely is that?

Campus news

Organ-on-a-chip can quickly test anti-aging drugs — in as little as four days

PTAB sides with Broad Institute over University of California on patent priority for use of CRISPR in eukaryotic cells

One-of-a-kind experiment tracked plant evolution in response to climate change at 30 sites worldwide

Eleven UC Berkeley faculty members elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Birds do it, bees do it … sip alcohol, that is

Lightning bolts on Jupiter pack more than 100 times the power of Earth’s flashes

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

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

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

Urine tests confirm alcohol consumption in wild African chimps - Video

New satellite mission will explore connection between colorful auroras and Earth’s magnetic tail - Video

Basic research on Listeria bacteria leads to unique cancer therapy

How the Berkeley Seismology Lab turns data into disaster prevention - Video