‘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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Category Archives: Research & Ideas
UC Berkeley professors continue COVID-19 laboratory, public health research
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises, UC Berkeley professors continue to work on research projects related to several aspects of the pandemic.
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COVID-19 journal at UC Berkeley aims to accelerate peer review process
Stefano Bertozzi, dean emeritus and a professor at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health, has been named the editor in chief of a new COVID-19 journal.
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‘A central pioneer’: UC Berkeley’s Paul Alivisatos wins Priestley Medal
Internationally renowned chemist, UC Berkeley professor and campus Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Paul Alivisatos was awarded the 2021 Priestley Medal on June 25.
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Monkeys, Native Amazonians, Americans demonstrate similar thinking patterns, study finds
A study published June 26 revealed that Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns in the ability to represent sequential patterns.
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Astronomers discover exoplanet clouds while observing ‘hot Jupiters’
Astronomers compiled a cloud atlas to analyze the compositions of the clouds surrounding exoplanet atmospheres.
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International students face uncertainties, concerns for fall 2020, study shows
A new study shows international students at large are more satisfied with the remote learning experience than their domestic counterparts are, but they are more concerned with health, safety and immigration.
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UC Berkeley researchers discover how ‘microtentacles’ help brain tumor cells move
A recent study published by UC Berkeley bioengineers found that tumor cells can invade and migrate in brain tissue using long “microtentacles” attached to the cells.
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Grants awarded to UC Berkeley innovative technology projects
Several faculty and students received the inaugural Berkeley Changemaker Technology Innovation Grants for technological innovation projects.
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UC Berkeley Human Rights Center documents police violence in US
The UC Berkeley Human Rights Center partnered with Amnesty International and documented uses of excessive force in U.S. police from May 26 to June 5.
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