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Research

As chatbots get smarter, humans’ unique language abilities are becoming less special

UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed.

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Education

With high schoolers’ help, UC Berkeley researchers investigate why so many students are chronically absent

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Politics & society

New research says framing protests as fights for civil rights ‘backfires.’ So what might work?

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Mind & body

In search of a way to improve humans’ faulty memories and bad habits

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National Academy of Sciences adds eight from UC Berkeley to its ranks

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State abortion bans haven’t led to mass exodus of OB-GYNs, study finds

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UC Berkeley analysis finds steep increase of self-harm among California girls, multiracial youth

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Got eggs? This UC Berkeley museum has tens of thousands.

A male patient arrives at the therapy clinic complaining of low back pain. The therapist examines the patient's physical pain in examination room photo.

To understand low back pain, researchers are looking closely at how our bodies move

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UC Berkeley Public Health professor on why America needs unmuzzled science

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Researchers and students gather in Sproul Plaza to ‘Stand up for Science’

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Labor Occupational Health Program celebrates 50 years of advancing safe jobs and worker justice

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During campus visit, U.S. representatives vow to fight freeze on federal research funding

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Increased risk of Valley fever linked to fine mineral dust exposure

How worried should you be about bird flu?

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A Berkeley environmental epidemiologist’s journey from Woodstock to America’s salad bowl

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