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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... black hole shredding a massive star? New findings point to this unexpected origin. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/16/w...
What's powering these mysterious, bright blue cosmic flashes? Astronomers find a clue. - Berkeley News
Scientists have found over a dozen luminous blue outbursts — including one called the Cow — that were thought to be unusual supernovae. A new outburst, the brightest yet, suggests otherwise.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... black hole shredding a massive star? New findings point to this unexpected origin. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/16/w...
🎧Berkeley Talks: How did early immigration laws target women? UC Berkeley historians unpack how the 1875 Page Act shaped downstream immigration and gender policy. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/12/b...
Berkeley Talks: The Page Act and the making of racialized US immigration control - Berkeley News
A panel of UC Berkeley scholars unpack how the 1875 law helped institutionalize racially targeted exclusion at the border and laid the groundwork for the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and later U.S. immi...
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December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
🎧Berkeley Talks: How did early immigration laws target women? UC Berkeley historians unpack how the 1875 Page Act shaped downstream immigration and gender policy. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/12/b...
Instead of staring at paintings, what if you stepped inside them? UC Berkeley alum Sarah Cain creates art to break them out of their preciousness. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/10/c...
Come in, sit, stay a while: How alum Sarah Cain invites visitors into her paintings - Berkeley News
The multidisciplinary artist created BAMPFA’s newest site-specific installation with a goal she always has with her paintings: to break it out of its preciousness.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Instead of staring at paintings, what if you stepped inside them? UC Berkeley alum Sarah Cain creates art to break them out of their preciousness. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/10/c...
From meetings to parties, some people miss cues others notice instantly. UC Berkeley researchers reveal what influences how we “read the room.” news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/16/n...
Not everyone reads the room the same. A new UC Berkeley study examines why. - Berkeley News
Some brains perform a complicated assessment, said Jefferson Ortega, a psychology Ph.D. student. New research shows others seem to take a shortcut.
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December 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
From meetings to parties, some people miss cues others notice instantly. UC Berkeley researchers reveal what influences how we “read the room.” news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/16/n...
From dorm move-ins to mentorship, UC Berkeley’s Hope Scholars program has spent 20 years leveling the playing field for students from foster care and other nontraditional backgrounds. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/16/f...
For 20 years, this UC Berkeley program has helped students who’ve been in foster care succeed - Berkeley News
Hope Scholars started with one employee and one student. It has since grown to offer hundreds of students holistic support, including mentorship, emergency funds and move-in day supplies.
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December 19, 2025 at 8:29 PM
From dorm move-ins to mentorship, UC Berkeley’s Hope Scholars program has spent 20 years leveling the playing field for students from foster care and other nontraditional backgrounds. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/16/f...
Why is housing so expensive—and why is it so hard to fix? UC Berkeley's @ternerhousing.bsky.social Managing Director Ben Metcalf breaks down the housing crisis and solutions in just 101 seconds. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/11/t...
The housing crisis, explained in 101 seconds - Berkeley News
Watch UC Berkeley’s Ben Metcalf break down the policies needed to make homes affordable again.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Why is housing so expensive—and why is it so hard to fix? UC Berkeley's @ternerhousing.bsky.social Managing Director Ben Metcalf breaks down the housing crisis and solutions in just 101 seconds. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/11/t...
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Research in Filipa Rijo-Ferrera’s lab at #UCBerkeley shows both #parasites and their #mosquito hosts share #circadian rhythms that time biting and transmissibility. Targeting these internal clocks may offer a new path to reducing #malaria and other mosquito-borne illnesses.
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Research on the circadian rhythm of mosquitos seeks new ways to fight parasitic diseases
Researchers are uncovering new ways to understand how malaria parasites and their mosquito carriers keep track of time.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Research in Filipa Rijo-Ferrera’s lab at #UCBerkeley shows both #parasites and their #mosquito hosts share #circadian rhythms that time biting and transmissibility. Targeting these internal clocks may offer a new path to reducing #malaria and other mosquito-borne illnesses.
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From heartbreak to racism to personal truth, storytelling in pop lyrics has evolved, largely thanks to hip-hop's rise in popularity. UC Berkeley researchers analyzed over 5,000 @billboard.com Hot 100 hits to map the evolution of music over the past 60 years. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/12/f...
From Bob Dylan to Ice Cube: Mapping 60 years of storytelling in pop lyrics - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley researchers used machine learning to analyze more than 5,000 Billboard Hot 100 hits, finding that storytelling has been on the uptick since the 1990s thanks to the rise in popularity of hi...
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December 17, 2025 at 12:14 AM
From heartbreak to racism to personal truth, storytelling in pop lyrics has evolved, largely thanks to hip-hop's rise in popularity. UC Berkeley researchers analyzed over 5,000 @billboard.com Hot 100 hits to map the evolution of music over the past 60 years. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/12/f...
The Amazon may be entering a climate state Earth hasn’t seen in millions of years. Research led by UC Berkeley scientists identifies a shift toward hypertropical conditions with major ecological consequences. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/10/a...
A new ‘hypertropical’ climate is emerging in the Amazon - Berkeley News
Unprecedented hot drought conditions are becoming more common, exposing trees to deadly stress and reducing the region’s ability to absorb anthropogenic carbon dioxide.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Amazon may be entering a climate state Earth hasn’t seen in millions of years. Research led by UC Berkeley scientists identifies a shift toward hypertropical conditions with major ecological consequences. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/10/a...
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Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani, both faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors!
The honor, awarded to 185 inductees this year, marks the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
The honor, awarded to 185 inductees this year, marks the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
Two UC Berkeley professors elected to the National Academy of Inventors - Berkeley Engineering
Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani named as 2025 fellows
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December 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani, both faculty members in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors!
The honor, awarded to 185 inductees this year, marks the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
The honor, awarded to 185 inductees this year, marks the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.
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When corporations say they are “doing good,” who checks if that’s true?
This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest — Professor Andrew C. Baker. https://youtube.com/shorts/4k-Rch-QyZw?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest — Professor Andrew C. Baker. https://youtube.com/shorts/4k-Rch-QyZw?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
When corporations say they are “doing good,” who checks if that’s true?
YouTube video by UC Berkeley School of Law
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December 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When corporations say they are “doing good,” who checks if that’s true?
This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest — Professor Andrew C. Baker. https://youtube.com/shorts/4k-Rch-QyZw?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
This episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features a special guest — Professor Andrew C. Baker. https://youtube.com/shorts/4k-Rch-QyZw?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw
Bone fractures, fetal surgery, intestinal healing—@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social researchers are pushing boundaries by drawing on natural solutions to drive breakthroughs in surgery and tissue repair. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/11...
Nature provides the answers - Berkeley Engineering
Phillip Messersmith harnesses the natural world to engineer medical innovations
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December 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Bone fractures, fetal surgery, intestinal healing—@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social researchers are pushing boundaries by drawing on natural solutions to drive breakthroughs in surgery and tissue repair. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2025/11...
Researchers from @BerkeleyHaas analyzed decades of PGA Tour data and found that athletes performed measurably worse when grouped with players of opposing political views. The implications extend far beyond sports. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/sur...
Golf lesson: Study shows political polarization hurts performance at work - Haas News | UC Berkeley Haas
Few workers face more scrutiny than professional athletes. Every movement is measured, every outcome quantified, and every performance evaluated against objective standards. So when UC Berkeley Haas r...
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December 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Researchers from @BerkeleyHaas analyzed decades of PGA Tour data and found that athletes performed measurably worse when grouped with players of opposing political views. The implications extend far beyond sports. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/research/sur...
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Can you detect "AI video slop?" Even experts get duped, Prof. Hany Farid tells @npr.org.
Take their quiz to see if you can tell the real from the fake, then read the full article for tips on how to spot the slop.
🔗: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
Take their quiz to see if you can tell the real from the fake, then read the full article for tips on how to spot the slop.
🔗: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
AI video slop is everywhere, take our quiz to try and spot it
There's no one way to be absolutely sure about a video's authenticity, but experts say there are some simple clues that can help.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Can you detect "AI video slop?" Even experts get duped, Prof. Hany Farid tells @npr.org.
Take their quiz to see if you can tell the real from the fake, then read the full article for tips on how to spot the slop.
🔗: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
Take their quiz to see if you can tell the real from the fake, then read the full article for tips on how to spot the slop.
🔗: https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
A new series in "The Lancet", led by a UC Berkeley professor, equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/04/b...
Beyond biology: Why social context is the key for improving modern medicine - Berkeley News
A new series in "The Lancet" led by a UC Berkeley professor equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions.
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December 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
A new series in "The Lancet", led by a UC Berkeley professor, equips policymakers and clinicians with a toolkit to break out of silos and make more informed health decisions. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/04/b...
🎧 Berkeley Talks: For Nobel laureate Randy Schekman, it began with pond scum and a toy microscope. Hear more in his podcast on Berkeley News. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/28/b...
Berkeley Talks: For Nobel laureate Randy Schekman, it began with pond scum and a toy microscope - Berkeley News
“I just could not believe the world that was revealed,” the UC Berkeley professor said of the microorganisms he saw through the plastic lens. He went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicin...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
🎧 Berkeley Talks: For Nobel laureate Randy Schekman, it began with pond scum and a toy microscope. Hear more in his podcast on Berkeley News. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/28/b...
In a new study, UC Berkeley researchers show that one microorganism can live with a bit of ambiguity in its genetic code, overturning a standard dogma of biology. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/01/a...
All life copies DNA unambiguously into proteins. Archaea may be the exception. - Berkeley News
A study finds that one microbe, a member of the Archaea, tolerates a little flexibility in interpreting the genetic code, contradicting a 60-year-old doctrine.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In a new study, UC Berkeley researchers show that one microorganism can live with a bit of ambiguity in its genetic code, overturning a standard dogma of biology. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/01/a...
The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/02/w...
When Americans migrate from violent states, the risk of future violence follows them - Berkeley News
The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The most violent U.S. regions — Appalachia, the Deep South and the old frontier states — are still deeply marked by a Wild West, stand-your-ground ethos, says a new study co-authored at UC Berkeley. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/02/w...
In her new book, UC Berkeley researcher Nina Beguš explores how art, history and literature provide a window into AI development, revealing a hopeful — and cautionary — path forward for humanity. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/01/h...
How Greek myths and Hollywood hits can help us understand AI today - Berkeley News
In her new book, UC Berkeley researcher Nina Beguš explores how art, history and literature provide a window into AI development, revealing a hopeful — and cautionary — path forward for humanity.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In her new book, UC Berkeley researcher Nina Beguš explores how art, history and literature provide a window into AI development, revealing a hopeful — and cautionary — path forward for humanity. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/01/h...
The civil rights icon and former federal judge Thelton Henderson was a witness to the violent efforts to block Black people from voting in the 1960s South. Today, he says, some want to turn back the clock. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/24/t...
Thelton Henderson: Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, the struggle continues - Berkeley News
The civil rights icon and former federal judge, now a visiting professor at UC Berkeley Law, was a witness to the violent efforts to block Black people from voting in the 1960s South. Today, he says, ...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The civil rights icon and former federal judge Thelton Henderson was a witness to the violent efforts to block Black people from voting in the 1960s South. Today, he says, some want to turn back the clock. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/24/t...
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Commissioning of NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft, currently operated by @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and @rocketlabcorp.com, is proceeding smoothly. ESCAPADE snapped this selfie in visible and infrared light. 👇
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November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Commissioning of NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft, currently operated by @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and @rocketlabcorp.com, is proceeding smoothly. ESCAPADE snapped this selfie in visible and infrared light. 👇
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Producing hydrogen to fuel heavy transport and industry is energy intensive and expensive. A Berkeley chemist has overcome one roadblock to producing low-cost, green hydrogen from water and electricity. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/24/h...
How UC Berkeley is improving the affordability of hydrogen fuel - Berkeley News
Producing hydrogen to fuel heavy transport and industry is energy intensive and expensive. A Berkeley chemist has overcome one roadblock to producing low-cost, green hydrogen from water and electricit...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Producing hydrogen to fuel heavy transport and industry is energy intensive and expensive. A Berkeley chemist has overcome one roadblock to producing low-cost, green hydrogen from water and electricity. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/24/h...
A future without chocolate seems almost unimaginable. But according to UC Berkeley’s Brian Staskawicz, it is a very real possibility.
Learn more in this thread.🧵
Learn more in this thread.🧵
November 21, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A future without chocolate seems almost unimaginable. But according to UC Berkeley’s Brian Staskawicz, it is a very real possibility.
Learn more in this thread.🧵
Learn more in this thread.🧵
Two years ago, a novel analysis by UC Berkeley researchers pointed to comb jellies as the root of the animal tree of life. Another Berkeley group now says it’s sponges. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/19/d...
Did the first animal look like a sponge or a comb jelly? The debate continues. - Berkeley News
Two years ago, a novel analysis by UC Berkeley researchers pointed to comb jellies as the root of the animal tree of life. Another Berkeley group now says it’s sponges.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Two years ago, a novel analysis by UC Berkeley researchers pointed to comb jellies as the root of the animal tree of life. Another Berkeley group now says it’s sponges. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/19/d...
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/17/p...
Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees - Berkeley News
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon whil...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard. news.berkeley.edu/2025/11/17/p...