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The subsidies were introduced in 2023 as part of the national Inflation Reduction Act. The post Electric vehicle tax credits cut pollution but may not be cost-effective, study finds appeared first on Berkeley News.

Ruvkun obtained his B.A. in biophysics from UC Berkeley in 1973 The post Alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA appeared first on Berkeley News.

Cal fans brought passion and humorous signs to the historic broadcast. The post See photos from ESPN College GameDay’s visit to UC Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

ESPN’s popular pregame show visits Cal for first time The post Everything you need to know about ESPN GameDay’s Saturday visit appeared first on Berkeley News.

"We keep raising awareness and reminding the world that we cannot achieve peace without justice," said the leader of the Syria Civil Defence, widely known as the White Helmets. The post Berkeley Talks: With white helmets and GoPros, these volunteers risk it all in Syria’s civil war appeared first on Berkeley News.

Researchers found that Black workers in automobile manufacturing plants with a greater number of Black colleagues had better cardiovascular health than Black auto workers who worked in overwhelmingly white plants. The post Racially balanced workplaces may protect employees against cardiovascular disease appeared first on Berkeley News.

The post A message from UC President Michael V. Drake: Working together toward inclusive excellence appeared first on Berkeley News.

Nearly $13 million in funding announced today will establish the International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center at UC Berkeley. The post New center to advance use of seaweed in the global economy appeared first on Berkeley News.

During the summer of 1964, students from UC Berkeley joined activists in the South to draw attention to the racist oppression that prevented Black Americans from voting. Back on campus, they continued the fight. The post How Freedom Summer activists brought the Free Speech Movement to Berkeley appeared first on Berkeley News.

Despite its hallowed status, free speech isn’t something that everyone understands — and it hasn’t always been guaranteed. The post Watch the dean of Berkeley Law explain free speech in 101 seconds appeared first on Berkeley News.

Learn more about the legacy of the Free Speech Movement, and how the Berkeley community is carrying it forward today. The post A message from Chancellor Lyons on the 60th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement appeared first on Berkeley News.

UC Berkeley engineers have created a new computational tool for removing motion artifacts when imaging live biological samples. The post Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging appeared first on Berkeley News.

In a divisive election year and with tensions high on campuses nationwide, the BLI is beginning its next chapter under new program leadership and expanded outreach to students and faculty. It's also holding to its founding principles.  The post How the Berkeley Liberty Initiative champions free speech in divided times appeared first on Berkeley News.

Across campus, researchers are building tools to support freedom of expression on the internet while minimizing the potential for harm. The post How UC Berkeley researchers are making online spaces safer for all appeared first on Berkeley News.

On Oct. 5 and 6, Cal Performances is presenting SLAM!, a gravity-defying circus arts performance that may leave audiences rethinking what’s possible on theatrical stages.  The post Circus arts meet pro wrestling in a raucous theatrical performance appeared first on Berkeley News.

The post 60 years later, the Free Speech Movement’s legacy lives on at the UC Berkeley Library appeared first on Berkeley News.

At his first Campus Conversations event as chancellor, Lyons also fielded questions about staff burnout, diversity and belonging on campus, and his family's move to University House with their dog, Winston. The post Chancellor Rich Lyons talks finances, rankings and ‘painting a picture’ of UC Berkeley’s future appeared first on Berkeley News.

Co-led by UC Berkeley and Stanford University, the California-Pacific-Northwest AI Hardware Hub is one of eight hubs funded in 2023 under the national CHIPS and Science Act. The post AI hardware hub awarded $16.3 million to advance energy efficient computing appeared first on Berkeley News.

AI-generated political content has already wreaked havoc and tilted elections. Here's how to spot it. The post Watch a UC Berkeley digital forensics expert break down political deepfakes appeared first on Berkeley News.

Existence of Earth-like planet around dead sun offers hope for our planet's ultimate survival The post This rocky planet around a white dwarf resembles Earth — 8 billion years from now appeared first on Berkeley News.

At UC Berkeley, Richards built sensitive instruments to explore relic radiation from the Big Bang The post Physicist Paul Richards, a pioneer in studies of the cosmic microwave background, dies at 90 appeared first on Berkeley News.

In the City Arts & Lectures podcast, they navigate a range of topics, from her judicial philosophy to the origin of her name and how her romance with her husband started. The post Berkeley’s john a. powell and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson discuss her new memoir, ‘Lovely One’ appeared first on Berkeley News.

From the U.S.’s first Black theater in New York to today's Broadway stages, there’s been “a kind of de facto censorship” of diverse stories throughout the country's history, says Professor Shannon Steen. The post Two centuries later, performance spaces still struggle with ‘soft censorship’ appeared first on Berkeley News.