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The @CDCgov recently cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. What does that mean for parents and kids? An infectious disease expert breaks it down. publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/new...
What do the new U.S. vaccine recommendations mean for parents and children?
Infectious disease expert Dr. Charles Whittaker on why accountability matters in public health.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The @CDCgov recently cut the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. What does that mean for parents and kids? An infectious disease expert breaks it down. publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/new...
🎧Berkeley Talks: What if “nice” isn’t a weakness but a competitive edge? UC Berkeley experts and business leaders unpack how empathetic leadership boosts trust, engagement and results. news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/09/b...
Berkeley Talks: Why kind leaders finish first (according to science) - Berkeley News
Leaders from academia and the private sector discuss how kindness is a strategic asset rather than a professional weakness, and why the traditional “jerk” model of leadership is scientifically flawed.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:35 PM
🎧Berkeley Talks: What if “nice” isn’t a weakness but a competitive edge? UC Berkeley experts and business leaders unpack how empathetic leadership boosts trust, engagement and results. news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/09/b...
Researchers from @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social turned the “coffee-ring effect” into a rapid disease test that can detect COVID, sepsis, and even cancer markers in just minutes. news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/09/w...
Watch how Berkeley research turned coffee spills into a life-saving test - Berkeley News
A new technology born at UC Berkeley uses the "coffee-ring effect" to deliver rapid test results for COVID, cancer and more.
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January 13, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Researchers from @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social turned the “coffee-ring effect” into a rapid disease test that can detect COVID, sepsis, and even cancer markers in just minutes. news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/09/w...
Most of the atomic clocks in the world — fewer than 500 in total — are housed at standards institutes and used to keep time for the planet. But the one inside UC Berkeley’s Kolkowitz Lab has a different mission. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/30/a...
Atomic clocks: counting the seconds that could change physics - Berkeley News
UC Berkeley physicist Shimon Kolkowitz explains atomic clocks in just 101 seconds.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Most of the atomic clocks in the world — fewer than 500 in total — are housed at standards institutes and used to keep time for the planet. But the one inside UC Berkeley’s Kolkowitz Lab has a different mission. news.berkeley.edu/2025/10/30/a...
Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy. news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/08/b...
Rewriting the code: The inside story of the first CRISPR cure - Berkeley News
Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy — trading a life that felt hopeless fo...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Victoria Gray spent 34 years battling the debilitating pain of sickle cell disease. Then she volunteered to be the world's first "prototype" for a CRISPR therapy. news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/08/b...
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Our @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social from the @hrcberkeley.bsky.social Investigations Lab — including J-School student Kyle Sweasey —contributed #OSINT for the @hrw.org report on #CECOT that was pulled from "60 Minutes" last month. journalism.berkeley.edu/uc-berkeley-...
UC Berkeley student researchers featured in "60 Minutes" story pulled by CBS editor-in-chief Bari Weiss
UC Berkeley Journalism offers a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ) degree and a summer minor, preparing students for careers in journalism.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social from the @hrcberkeley.bsky.social Investigations Lab — including J-School student Kyle Sweasey —contributed #OSINT for the @hrw.org report on #CECOT that was pulled from "60 Minutes" last month. journalism.berkeley.edu/uc-berkeley-...
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“I’m proud to have transferred and now graduated from UC Berkeley; it is an amazing accomplishment.
It felt surreal to be closing such an important chapter of my life, but it made me beyond grateful for my entire time here.” – Matthew Dubuque '25
📸 by Stanley Luo, UC Berkeley #UCBerkeley #CalGrad
It felt surreal to be closing such an important chapter of my life, but it made me beyond grateful for my entire time here.” – Matthew Dubuque '25
📸 by Stanley Luo, UC Berkeley #UCBerkeley #CalGrad
January 6, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“I’m proud to have transferred and now graduated from UC Berkeley; it is an amazing accomplishment.
It felt surreal to be closing such an important chapter of my life, but it made me beyond grateful for my entire time here.” – Matthew Dubuque '25
📸 by Stanley Luo, UC Berkeley #UCBerkeley #CalGrad
It felt surreal to be closing such an important chapter of my life, but it made me beyond grateful for my entire time here.” – Matthew Dubuque '25
📸 by Stanley Luo, UC Berkeley #UCBerkeley #CalGrad
Seen twice in 20 years, the debris from enormous collisions around a nearby star is giving scientists a rare glimpse into how planets form amid early chaos. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/18/a...
Astronomers see fireworks from violent collisions around nearby star - Berkeley News
While searching for exoplanets, scientists captured the first direct images of colliding objects in a neighboring star system.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Seen twice in 20 years, the debris from enormous collisions around a nearby star is giving scientists a rare glimpse into how planets form amid early chaos. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/18/a...
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An accomplished performer who has toured worldwide, 3L Simone Browne serves as UC Berkeley’s interim carillonist — playing regular recitals, managing, and teaching in the Campanile studio while pursuing an international law career. https://bit.ly/4q17DWI @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
For whom the bells toll: 3L Simone Browne finds harmony balancing music with international law
An accomplished performer who has toured worldwide, Browne serves as UC Berkeley’s interim carillonist while pursuing an international law career.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
An accomplished performer who has toured worldwide, 3L Simone Browne serves as UC Berkeley’s interim carillonist — playing regular recitals, managing, and teaching in the Campanile studio while pursuing an international law career. https://bit.ly/4q17DWI @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
🎧Berkeley Talks: New year, new decisions? UC Berkeley professors unpack what goes into making decisions that count. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/26/b...
Berkeley Talks: How do we make better decisions? (revisiting) - Berkeley News
A panel of UC Berkeley professors discuss how they view decision-making from their respective fields, and how we can use these approaches to make more informed choices.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
🎧Berkeley Talks: New year, new decisions? UC Berkeley professors unpack what goes into making decisions that count. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/26/b...
As another year comes to a close, reflect on some of UC Berkeley's biggest stories and breakthroughs of 2025. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/15/n...
Nobel wins, psychedelic lilies and a mission to Mars: UC Berkeley's top stories of 2025 - Berkeley News
A look at some of the campus's biggest stories chronicled by UC Berkeley News.
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December 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
As another year comes to a close, reflect on some of UC Berkeley's biggest stories and breakthroughs of 2025. news.berkeley.edu/2025/12/15/n...
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Theories about chemtrails have been popular in recent years, with politicians trying to pass laws.
"In these low-trust situations, it’s really a fertile ground for this type of story,” said Prof. Tim Tangherlini. @RollingStone.com
"In these low-trust situations, it’s really a fertile ground for this type of story,” said Prof. Tim Tangherlini. @RollingStone.com
Chemtrails Aren't Real. So Why Are Politicians Passing Laws About Them?
The history and politics of so-called weather weapons.
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December 27, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Theories about chemtrails have been popular in recent years, with politicians trying to pass laws.
"In these low-trust situations, it’s really a fertile ground for this type of story,” said Prof. Tim Tangherlini. @RollingStone.com
"In these low-trust situations, it’s really a fertile ground for this type of story,” said Prof. Tim Tangherlini. @RollingStone.com
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?
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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...