Research & Ideas

UC Berkeley study explores link between sleep deprivation and mental health

Ben Greenberg, an assistant undergraduate student researcher for the study, said youth are ‘really concerned’ about their sleep.
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Ben Greenberg, an assistant undergraduate student researcher for the study, said youth are ‘really concerned’ about their sleep.

Around four in the morning, a well-placed wanderer may spot UC Berkeley sophomore Steven Harvey roaming around Telegraph Ave., head down in a hoodie and lost in thought. He walks with rapid determination, pursuing nothing but the mental exhaustion that will finally let him get some sleep. Read More…

Research & Ideas

UC Berkeley scientist George Chuck hopes to use such techniques in the Gill Tract to explore an end to world hunger, but his colleague Miguel Altieri says doing so violates “biological barriers imposed by nature.”

UC Berkeley researcher’s side project aims to tackle hunger

For over a decade, GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, have been a point of contention among scientists and citizens alike. While many criticize the technology as potentially harmful to health and environment, others, like UC Berkeley scientist George Chuck, see genetic engineering as the answer to many of the world’s most pressing problems. Read More…