Research & Ideas

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Poll shows Trump losing support from CA moderate conservatives

A recent poll conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies reveals that former vice president Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump among registered voters in California.

President Donald Trump may be falling behind former vice president Joe Biden with moderate conservative voters in California, according to a poll conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies.
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Research & Ideas

Sunday, August 2, 2020

UC Berkeley researchers warn of COVID-19’s mental health ‘second curve,’ launch campus platform

According to a recent report from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, the “second curve” of the COVID-19 pandemic, a wave of mental health harms, is here.
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Research & Ideas

Thursday, July 30, 2020

CA child care system at risk of collapse, UC Berkeley researchers warn

Without an injection of public funding, California’s child care system is at risk of collapsing under the strain of COVID-19, according to a report released July 22 by UC Berkeley researchers.
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Research & Ideas

Thursday, July 30, 2020

UC Berkeley study shows smaller, rural hospitals lack sufficient COVID-19 aid

A recent study by UC Berkeley’s Petris Center found that many of California’s smaller or rural hospitals are struggling to survive the COVID-19 pandemic because of lacking federal aid.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

UC Berkeley researchers discover smallest known gene-editing tool

UC Berkeley scientists have uncovered the smallest enzyme yet, which could play a sizable role in modifying the human genome.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Bay Area Women in Politics Oral History Project celebrates launch with panel conversation

The Bay Area Women in Politics Oral History Project celebrated its launch Wednesday with a livestreamed panel discussing the past and future of local women in politics.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

UC Berkeley receives $25M grant for quantum computing research

UC Berkeley received a $25 million grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a multiuniversity initiative aiming to develop and understand quantum computing.
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Research & Ideas

Monday, July 20, 2020

Study finds ordinance has little effect on mothers taking parental leave

A recent study including researchers from UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health found that a new San Francisco parental leave ordinance had little effect on mothers taking parental leave, especially in low-income families.
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Research & Ideas

Thursday, July 16, 2020

UC Berkeley scientists take a closer look at human vision

From dodging cyclists on the walk to class to playing Ultimate Frisbee on Memorial Glade, people rely every day on the ability to rapidly judge space — but a recent Berkeley study found that vision may not be as dependable as previously thought.
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Monday, July 13, 2020

‘An acute catastrophic crisis’: UC researchers seek to curb COVID-19 in jails, prisons

Researchers from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and UCSF are working to improve COVID-19 response in California state prisons.
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Poll shows Trump losing support from CA moderate conservatives

UC Berkeley researchers warn of COVID-19’s mental health ‘second curve,’ launch campus platform

CA child care system at risk of collapse, UC Berkeley researchers warn

UC Berkeley study shows smaller, rural hospitals lack sufficient COVID-19 aid

UC Berkeley researchers discover smallest known gene-editing tool

Bay Area Women in Politics Oral History Project celebrates launch with panel conversation

UC Berkeley receives $25M grant for quantum computing research

Study finds ordinance has little effect on mothers taking parental leave

UC Berkeley scientists take a closer look at human vision

‘An acute catastrophic crisis’: UC researchers seek to curb COVID-19 in jails, prisons