Researchers launch campaign to study radioactivity in kelp
An team of marine biologists and nuclear physicists from across the west coast are teaming up in a campaign to detect radioactive contamination from Japan’s nuclear crisis 2011.
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Category Archives: Research & Ideas
Errors in experiments, incorrect conclusions plague social science research, paper states
Social science findings in fields from psychology to economics may be plagued by a set of harmful mistakes, according to a paper published by an interdisciplinary group of academics.
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Data science institute on campus to facilitate multidisciplinary research
Last week, UC Berkeley announced the launch of a data science institute that will join together researchers from all fields and facilitate unique multidisciplinary research on campus.
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Nobel laureate Schekman boycotts top-tier science journals
In a move to break free from the tyranny of top tier science journals – Nobel Laureate Randy Schekman announced that his lab will be boycotting these publications.
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Student-run incubator program hosts competition for startups at SkyDeck Berkeley
Wednesday evening, a student-run incubator program hosted a design competition at Skydeck Berkeley, in an effort to guide aspiring student entrepreneurs to the next stage of their development process
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Study shows faster walking pace correlated with lower rate of mortality
Though walking is widely lauded by public health officials and fitness advocates alike for its health benefits, new research from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that people may need to move a little more quickly in order for their exercise to be effective.
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Campus engineering professor research determines particles most likely to cause stroke
While some mechanical engineers use their supercomputers to build airplanes and vehicles, Shawn Shadden uses his to map the inner workings of the human heart.
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Study finds consumers are more generous when paying for others
As the holiday season approaches and consumers begin to embark on their largest spending of the year, consumers may feel an extra jolt of generosity when purchasing for strangers rather than themselves, according to a study by researchers from UC Berkeley and UC San Diego.
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Human ancestor development may have occurred earlier than thought
Archaeologists in Africa have discovered evidence suggesting that human ancestors demonstrated sophisticated behavior 80,000 years before previously thought, according to research published Nov. 13.
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NASA mission assisted by UC Berkeley scientists takes off for Mars
More than 2,500 spectators held their breath Monday as NASA’s latest Mars-bound spacecraft took off with a deafening roar, beginning its 10-month journey to the Red Planet. Called the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, or MAVEN, the mission launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and is
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