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Monday, November 9, 2020

Science Journal for Kids adapts UC Berkeley study to make it kid-friendly

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Science Journal for Kids values the social justice implications of the papers it chooses to adapt, as well as the scientific contributions of women and minorities, noted John Harte, campus professor and Science Journal for Kids advisory board member.

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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Monday, August 28, 2017

As Hurricane Harvey hits TX, shock felt by UC Berkeley community

Hurricane Harvey may not pose as immediate of a threat to the Bay Area as the San Andreas Fault, but for UC Berkeley students hailing from Texas, Harvey is inflicting a significant amount of damage on their hearts and homes.
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Research & Ideas

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

UC Berkeley-assisted study identifies viable habitats for snow leopards

In spite of threats mounted by climate change, a recent study by UC Berkeley, among other partners, has identified three areas of snow leopard habitat that can sustain viable populations through the late 21st century.
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Research & Ideas

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Study finds that carbon feedback in ecosystems may increase global warming

A study published last month found that global warming may increase over the next half-century due to increased carbon feedback in ecosystems. The study, published Jan. 29, focuses on measuring climate change and is part of an ongoing investigation spanning more than 25 years by researchers including John Harte, UC
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Research & Ideas

Sunday, November 30, 2014

4 campus faculty members elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced Nov. 24 the election of four campus faculty members as fellows.
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Research & Ideas

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Climate change panel points to mankind as dominant cause of global warming

A report released last Friday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), concluded that it is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of observed global warming in the last few decades.
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Research & Ideas

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Report warns Earth may be approaching an environmental tipping point

A group of 22 researchers from around the world are warning of imminent and irreversible changes to the Earth’s biosphere resulting from a combination of human population growth, mass consumption and extensive environmental destruction. The researchers’ report, published Thursday in “Nature” magazine, was headed by Anthony Barnosky, professor of integrative
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Science Journal for Kids adapts UC Berkeley study to make it kid-friendly

As Hurricane Harvey hits TX, shock felt by UC Berkeley community

UC Berkeley-assisted study identifies viable habitats for snow leopards

Study finds that carbon feedback in ecosystems may increase global warming

4 campus faculty members elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

Climate change panel points to mankind as dominant cause of global warming

Report warns Earth may be approaching an environmental tipping point