Study shows drop in carbon dioxide emissions due to shelter-in-place orders
A UC Berkeley study showed a significant drop in carbon dioxide emissions in the Bay Area due to shelter-in-place orders brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Category Archives: Research & Ideas
UC Berkeley researchers discover optical advancements for tech
Researchers at UC Berkeley have found a way to expand on technological advancements using optical capabilities, which are crucial for commonly used devices.
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UC Berkeley professor invents rapid way to purify drinking water
UC Berkeley scientist Ashok Gadgil has created a cheap, quick and scalable method to cleanse arsenic from drinking water.
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Research team led by UC Berkeley professor receives $1.7M grant for mosquito migration study
The National Institutes of Health, or NIH, granted researchers from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health $1.7 million to study mosquito migration patterns using genomics.
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Science Journal for Kids adapts UC Berkeley study to make it kid-friendly
UC Berkeley researchers and Science Journal for Kids adapted a paper that found associations between redlining and emergency department visits for asthma to make the study more kid-friendly.
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Berkeley Lab awarded honorable mention in 2020 Patents for Humanity for ‘DreamWarmer’
The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has secured an honorable mention from the United States Patent and Trademark Office in the 2020 Patents for Humanity awards for its development of newborn infant warming technology.
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Nobel Prize-winning technology helps UC Berkeley, UCSF researchers develop faster COVID-19 test
Researchers from UC Berkeley and Gladstone Institutes have developed a technology that could detect the coronavirus in five minutes based on Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR technology.
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UC Berkeley report shows increasing number of Democratic voters in CA
A poll released Tuesday by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, indicates that the past 30 years have seen a dramatic change in California’s racial and ethnic composition and a relative decline in the state’s Republican Party registration rate.
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UC Berkeley poll reveals distrust of election process, fear of violence
In a poll conducted by UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, or IGS, registered California voters expressed distrust in the election process and a fear of violence should election results be disputed.
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Giant birds lived far earlier than previously estimated, study reveals
A study published Oct. 26 revealed that previously discovered giant “bony-toothed” birds lived much earlier than scientists previously estimated.
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