Yasmin Anwar

A photo of a diver swimming between two sperm whales in a clear blue ocean.

A race to converse with, and save, the ocean’s brainiest eco-predators

Berkeley researchers are part of a newly launched, multidisciplinary project aimed at cracking sperm whales’ Morse code-like communications off the Caribbean island of Dominica. (David Salvatori / VWPics via AP Images) In the 2016 sci-fi movie ...

UC Berkeley research centers awarded $750,000 to boost statewide public service

Young woman holding an electronic device with hearts and likes floating in the background.

Like it or not, we’re prone to adopt popular beliefs, even fake ones

Quirina Geary (third from left) at the 2018 Breath of Life conference at UC Berkeley. She was joined (left to right) by Peter Nelson, Rosario Torres, Alesia Moniz and Abran Lopez.

After pandemic hiatus, Native American language survival workshop returns to campus

Anjika Pai, the 2022 top graduating senior, sits on campus with the campanile in the background.

In top graduating senior, East Coast grit meets Berkeley utopianism

Hari Srinivasan, a psychology major and winner of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans.

'Minimally speaking autistic' student wins Soros fellowship for Ph.D.

Empathy softens teachers' biases, cuts racial gap in student suspensions

Older couple having fun together at a fairground carnival.

Sweet vibes between longtime couples are tied to longer, healthier lives

Burnout: What we’re feeling and how to use it to make positive change

The head of study lead author Benjamin Pitt floating amid numbers.

Our mathematical reasoning is shaped by language and culture, studies show

Rosemary Joyce, professor of anthropology.

Anthropologist Rosemary Joyce awarded a distinguished honorary doctorate

Peggy Lemaux, professor of cooperative extension, specialist in crop genetics

Reasons to be hopeful, optimistic and maybe even cheerful in 2022

Like our social media feeds, our brains take a little while to update

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