Research

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Science & environment

Health, housing and the path ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires

As a series of historic fires continue to burn in L.A., scholars offer insight into their causes and fallout.

Politics & society

Trump may be planning a sharp, extended conflict with California, experts say

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Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: A blueprint for creating a world where everyone belongs

UC Berkeley biogeography professor Stephanie Pau sits beside a still image of a satellite mapping the Earth.

Research

This scientist uses satellites to map the Earth’s plant life — and help combat climate change

A collection of posters about climate change and the need to take policy action are posted on the steps of a public building. The posters have various messages:

Ambitious new center will link scientific analysis and environmental justice

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UC Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna receives National Medal of Technology and Innovation

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What is ‘permanent supportive housing’?: an explainer from Berkeley’s Terner Center

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Undernutrition may be key driver of measles outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries

Jack Tseng stands on the second floor of the Valley Life Sciences Building looking down on a replica of a T. rex

Berkeley Voices: Think you know what dinosaurs were like? Think again.

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Fly vs. wasp: Stealing a defense move helps thwart a predator

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Expect the worst? Political scientists have a pessimism bias, study finds

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No. 1 book of the century, ‘My Brilliant Friend’, is subject of UC Berkeley research, courses

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Ken Ribet awarded math prize for influential proof

Three dried grapevine specimens, mounted on paper, are spread across a table. Behind the table stand two individuals who are smiling at the camera. Storage cabinets that are filled with file folders can be seen in the background.

What a century-old grapevine reveals about a disease that plagues wine country

A subject lays on a table in front of an fMRI machine

Psychology researchers awarded $4.5 million grant for bipolar disorder study

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Science of Happiness: How to find calm through walking