For over 20 years, UC Berkeley professor Peter Duesberg has believed that HIV does not cause AIDS, an opinion that he says has limited his academic career and alienated him from the scientific community. “You cannot find the (HIV) virus, only antibodies, and it doesn’t spread via sex as it Read More…
A recent study from UC Berkeley researchers suggests that California’s ban on using hand-held cellphones while driving has made the state’s streets safer. The California Office of Traffic Safety commissioned the campus Safe Transportation Research and Education Center to examine state crash records for two years before and after the ban Read More…
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced Wednesday the launch of a new institute that will focus on problems faced by developing countries, including difficulties like unsafe drinking water and limited access to fuel sources. The new Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies is still in the process of trying to find funding Read More…
Engaging in intellectually stimulating activities over the course of a lifetime may lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study from UC Berkeley researchers suggests. The study, co-led by Susan Landau, a research scientist at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute of UC Berkeley, and campus professor of neuroscience William Read More…
A recent government report argues that colleges should make civic learning a central part of higher education in order to increase participation in the political system and confront a critical moment for American democracy. The Jan. 10 report was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education in an effort to Read More…
Though traditionally seen as a way to spread nasty rumors and scandalous information, gossip may gain a better reputation after the release of a new study by a team of UC Berkeley researchers that suggests some forms of gossip can actually be positive. The study — which was published online Read More…
A NASA mission led in part by UC Berkeley faculty has discovered the smallest solar system to date, taking a step toward finding another planet that can support life. The discovery revealed a solar system made up of three planets, each smaller than Earth, orbiting around a red dwarf star Read More…
About 15 protesters from Occupy Cal joined Occupy Oakland to march to shut down the Port of Oakland Monday night. The Occupy Cal group met at Bancroft Way and Telegraph Avenue near the UC Berkeley campus at 2 p.m. before departing to Oakland. Once there, the protesters joined the larger Occupy rally Read More…
Sleeping bags, pizza and a chicken seem more fitting for an Occupy encampment than a library, but in the days leading up to finals, even those become commonplace at UC Berkeley’s campus libraries. The Gardner Main Stacks and Moffitt Library will be open 24 hours a day starting today and Read More…
Powerful winds of up to 70 miles per hour — that could cause power outages and rip branches off trees — are expected in Berkeley on Wednesday and Thursday this week. The National Weather Service has forecasted a High Wind Warning for the city, since strong winds are expected in Read More…
