Nepal

LBNL researchers Michael Wehner and Alan Rhoades worked with Binod Pokharel, a researcher at Utah State University and Tribhuvan University in Nepal, to help link drought and fire in Nepal to climate change, establishing a model for predicting future fires.

Amid oxygen shortages and record rises in cases, many developing nations lack the means necessary to diversify their resources and enforce proper protocol. In times like this, international vaccine distribution should be a top priority for the Biden administration.

Cell phone use of 17 minutes per day over the course of 10 years is associated with a 60% increase in brain tumor risk, Joel Moskowitz, director of the UC Berkeley Center for Family and Community Health, found through his research.

The Nepalese Momo is an authentic and enticing dumpling-like food that is distinctive in the warmth of its flavors. Everyone makes them a little differently, but nothing ever quite tastes as good as the hot, home-cooked meals you grow up with.

Berkeley’s 1951 Coffee Company has been awarded the "Opportunity for All" grant by the Starbucks Foundation, allowing it to expand its barista training program for refugees to other cities in the United States.

Kathmandu Market — previously a convenience store for the past 40 years — has opened its doors on Telegraph Avenue as Kathmandu Market and Deli, adding a Nepalese twist to the diverse food culture of South Berkeley.

Ordering coffee along Berkeley’s campus is an everyday act for thousands. Though this upscale coffee shop at 2410 Channing Way, which opened Sunday, has a familiar menu and seating, its eight baristas from seven different countries set it apart.

The idea for 1951 Coffee Company — which officially gained its nonprofit status last year and takes its name from the 1951 Refugee Convention at which the United Nations first set guidelines for refugee protections — had been brewing for some time.

Gerald Berreman, a UC Berkeley professor emeritus of anthropology known for his extensive work concerning social inequality in South Asia, died Dec. 23 after a long struggle with dementia. He was 83.