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Surgery and rehab at UC Davis, plus a month with a falconer, prepared him for release on Friday. The post Nox the UC Berkeley falcon flies again, his broken wing mended appeared first on Berkeley News.

Student Yesenia Ochoa reflects on growing up in Yuba City and the responsibility she carries as the first in her family to attend a four-year college. The post ‘I’m just one of millions of migrant students working hard to achieve their goals’ appeared first on Berkeley News.

Dear Campus Community, As of today, October 19, fire conditions have been downgraded from Extreme Fire Weather to a Red Flag Warning. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or can shortly, and these weather conditions are prime contributors to heightened wildfire risk. (The Berkeley Fire Department declares […] The post Preparing for fire risks before Saturday’s...

"I see this not as a personal ceremony, but as a communal one, an inauguration of another era of excellence for our university," Chancellor Rich Lyons said. The post At his inauguration, Chancellor Lyons thanks UC Berkeley, charts path for ‘the people’s university’ appeared first on Berkeley News.

The concept, developed by political scientists Alia Braley, Gabriel Lenz and colleagues, focuses on correcting our negative misconceptions about political opponents. A new megastudy in the journal Science finds it’s more effective than other interventions tested. The post In a time of bitter polarization, Berkeley researchers find a promising solution appeared first on Berkeley News.

“Project 2025 is a deeply reactionary Catholic vision for the country,” said Onishi, a scholar on religion who gave the 2024 Berkeley Lecture on Religious Tolerance. The post Berkeley Talks: A return to monarchy? Bradley Onishi on Project 2025 appeared first on Berkeley News.

Dear Campus Community, The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Bay Area beginning tonight, Oct. 17, at 11:00 p.m. through Saturday evening, Oct. 19, due to 25-35 mile-per-hour winds with gusts up to 50 mph and humidity dropping to 10%. These weather conditions are prime contributors to heightened wildfire risk. […] The post A message regarding this weekend’s Red...

Despite the proliferation of disinformation and propaganda, elections in the U.S. are more secure and the results are more accurate than they were 20 years ago, UC Berkeley experts say. The post Public trust in U.S. elections is decreasing. But should it be? appeared first on Berkeley News.

Robinson helped to transform the study of development in low-income countries, and built a network of influential former students. His win is now one of four 2024 Nobel Prizes awarded to scholars with UC Berkeley connections. The post Economist James A. Robinson, a new Nobel laureate, left a lasting impact in his years at UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

The Library has mapped some of the campus’s LGBTQ+ landmarks, from historical hot spots to modern-day destinations. The post Nine LGBTQ+ landmarks to discover at UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

UC Berkeley’s Department of Music unveiled the new Helen and Thomas Wu Performance Hall in September, following an extensive renovation that was years in the making. The post New 100-seat performance hall opens on campus appeared first on Berkeley News.

The ambitious report — complete as of today — was a six-year global effort that includes 10 recommendations for how to protect the humanities. The post World Humanities Report, directed by UC Berkeley’s Sara Guyer, warns of extinction risk to human knowledge appeared first on Berkeley News.

Watch UC Berkeley linguistics professor Nicole Holliday break down the linguistic signals in Kamala Harris' speech. The post When Kamala Harris is speaking, this professor is listening appeared first on Berkeley News.

At a time when insurance companies, hospital systems and government agencies are pressing doctors to cut costs and increase profits, the findings have enormous health care implications. The post “Altruistic” doctors put patients before profits — and achieve better results, study finds appeared first on Berkeley News.

Citizen scientists can help monitor the state's plants in the face of global change The post Using AI and iNaturalist, scientists build one of the highest resolution maps yet of California plants appeared first on Berkeley News.

UC Berkeley biochemist developed 'Ames test' to identify substances likely to cause cancer The post Bruce Ames, developer of a simple, widely used test to detect carcinogens, is dead at 95 appeared first on Berkeley News.

"We need to give children experience flexing these skepticism muscles and using these critical thinking skills within this online context," a UC Berkeley psychology researcher said. The post To make children better fact-checkers, expose them to more misinformation — with oversight appeared first on Berkeley News.

"This is a critical time to step up...for these skilled educators," says the author of a new report from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley. The post Poverty-level wages pose urgent problem for U.S. childcare, study finds appeared first on Berkeley News.

"Abounaddara: The Ruins We Carry" premieres a new video installation from an anonymous Syrian art collective. The post A new BAMPFA exhibit grapples with the brutality of Syria’s civil war, inviting students to reflect appeared first on Berkeley News.

Berkeley also moved up to 8th best in the world overall in the 2024 report. The post Times Higher Ed ranks UC Berkeley No.1 public university in U.S. appeared first on Berkeley News.

The center will focus on polarization and threats to democracy; representation and accountability; and criminal justice and policing. The post New Berkeley center seeks “to make American democracy better” appeared first on Berkeley News.

Baker is one of three Nobel winners this year with a UC Berkeley connection The post David Baker, a UC Berkeley Ph.D., awarded 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry appeared first on Berkeley News.

U.S. tropical cyclones including hurricanes indirectly cause thousands of deaths for nearly 15 years after the storm. Understanding why could help minimize future deaths from hazards fueled by climate change. The post Study links hurricanes to higher death rates long after storms pass appeared first on Berkeley News.