race and ethnicity

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Humanities

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

A new study used facial recognition technology to track the amount of time actors appear on screen in more than 2,300 films.

Coches manejan a través de esmog en un autopista de California

Mind & body

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

Cars drive through smoggy air on a California highway

Mind & body

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

Aileen Liu, Hernan Garcia, Christian Paiz and Arianne Eason sit in chairs on a dark stage and talk

Campus & community

Berkeley Talks: What is understanding? Berkeley scholars discuss

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

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Berkeley Talks: Reconsidering Black America’s relationship to the plantation

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Urban wildlife is less diverse in historically redlined neighborhoods, study finds

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Racial resentment fueled Jan. 6 rebellion and opposition to House probe, scholars find

Rachel Jeantel on the stand during her testimony in the trial of George Zimmerman

Berkeley Voices: A language divided

Two students smile as they speak into a microphone while sitting at a table. They are also wearing headphones and speaking as part of a podcast.

No longer forgotten: Berkeley researchers innovate to shine light on hidden histories

Black-and-white line drawing of Walter Gordon with a Cal football to his side

Berkeley Voices: Take the first Black history tour at UC Berkeley

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New podcast series explores the legacy of Japanese American incarceration

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Berkeley Talks: What are Berkeley’s Latinx Thriving Initiatives?

Michael Brown's father and stepmother talk with Rashad Timmons on stage about keeping their son's memory alive. A large photo of Michael Brown's face sits on a chair beside his father.

Berkeley Talks: Michael Brown’s family on keeping his memory alive

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Racial gap in air quality may persist under Biden program, study finds

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How Berkeley Public Health is becoming an antiracist school

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