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Researchers grow immune cells with more targeted cancer-fighting abilities - Berkeley Engineering New approach could lead to therapies for a wider range of diseases and with fewer side effects

Scientists at UC Berkeley figured out how to grow better cancer-fighting immune cells by recreating the physical environment of lymph nodes. A materials science twist that could boost next-gen immunotherapies. @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2026/03...

What makes HBO's 'The Pitt' feel so real? Two UC Berkeley alums who bring the show to life explain - Berkeley News Production designer Nina Ruscio and casting director Cathy Sandrich Gelfond dish on designing “triggering” hospital sets, casting for raw authenticity and how their time at Berkeley taught them to wat...

The reality of the HBO medical drama The Pitt is shaped by two women whose time at Berkeley taught them to observe life closely and turn details into an immersive narrative. news.berkeley.edu/2026/03/12/what-makes-hbos-the-pitt-feel-so-real-two-uc-berkeley-alums-who-bring-the-show-to-life-explain

When the past leaves fingerprints: Students unearth ancient Italian artifacts in a new Etruscan exhibit at the UC Berkeley Library Students look at Etruscan terracotta figurines from the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology in preparation for a new exhibit in the Brown Gallery at Doe Library. A student takes notes on an iPad w...

Before Rome dominated Italy, the Etruscans built powerful cities, complex religions, and stunning art. A new Berkeley exhibit showcases artifacts revealing the lives of this influential—but still mysterious—ancient civilization. www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/news/e...

Sprawling new painting commemorates 150 years of women at UC Berkeley - Berkeley News The mural in the new Undergraduate Academic Building in the heart of campus pays tribute to 41 women and the ways their contributions have echoed through time.

A sweeping new mural at UC Berkeley celebrates 150 years of women at the university, featuring 41 trailblazers—from pioneering architect Julia Morgan to Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna. news.berkeley.edu/2026/03/06/sprawling-new-painting-commemorates-150-years-of-women-at-uc-berkeley

Berkeley Talks: Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi on turning air into water for all - Berkeley News The UC Berkeley chemist recounts his journey as a young immigrant from Amman, Jordan, and the productive "failures" that led to the development of a technology that harvests clean water from the dries...

🎧Berkeley Talks: He grew up in a home without running water or electricity. Nobel laureate Omar Yaghi recounts his journey and discusses designing materials that can pull drinking water straight from desert air. news.berkeley.edu/2026/03/06/n...

What do parasitic worms and wages have in common? More than you think - Berkeley News Nearly 30 years of data from a landmark UC Berkeley project in Kenya show that treating children's intestinal parasites does more than improve health — it boosts adult earnings and secures the lives o...

Nearly 30 years of data from a landmark UC Berkeley project in Kenya show that treating children's intestinal parasites does more than improve health — it boosts adult earnings and secures the lives of the next generation. news.berkeley.edu/2026/03/05/b...

Expert Q&A: Why climate health research matters more than ever UC Berkeley’s Dr. David J. X. González on what the recent reversal of the “Endangerment Finding” means for public health.

On February 12, the Trump administration revoked the 2009 #EPA Endangerment Finding. #EnvironmentalHealth expert UC Berkeley's David J. X. González warns: Reduced #GreenhouseGas regulation will worsen heat, #wildfires, #drought, and #HealthInequities.
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UC Berkeley Professor Darlène Dubuisson found ‘liberation’ in reading. It led her to study how Black people imagine better futures - Berkeley News Dubuisson, the newest faculty member in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies, recounts her unconventional academic path.

UC Berkeley Professor Darlène Dubuisson found ‘liberation’ in reading. It led her to study how Black people imagine better futures. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/27/u...

Training in place: How a unique scholarship program is catalyzing innovation in rural health A new joint research project may generate new insights about the access and affordability barriers rural residents across the U.S. face.

Funded by alum and #rural #health champion Lynn Barr, UC Berkeley’s Online MPH program is training 100 midcareer professionals to improve access, affordability, and care in rural U.S. communities.

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We may be underestimating the true carbon cost of northern wildfires - Berkeley News A study led by a UC Berkeley researcher reconstructed emissions from Swedish wildfires and found that current climate estimates are failing to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic...

A study led by a UC Berkeley researcher reconstructed emissions from Swedish wildfires and found that current climate estimates are failing to fully account for carbon released from smoldering organic soils. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/27/w...

Berkeley Talks: A debate on how to feed the world without ‘eating the earth’ - Berkeley News UC Berkeley Professor Timothy Bowles and journalist Michael Grunwald discuss the impact of our current agricultural methods and debate the ways we can ramp up food production without causing more harm...

🎧Berkeley Talks: Professor Timothy Bowles and journalist Michael Grunwald discuss the impact of our current agricultural methods and debate the ways we can ramp up food production without causing more harm to the environment. news.berkeley.edu/2025/05/30/b...

AI promised to free up workers’ time. UC Berkeley Haas researchers found the opposite. - Haas News | UC Berkeley Haas While conducting research on how AI was changing daily work at a U.S. technology company, UC Berkeley Haas doctoral student Xingqi Maggie Ye noticed a pattern that raised a provocative question: What ...

Contrary to the “AI freeing up time” narrative, @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social analysis shows that the technology may intensify job demands and blur work boundaries—a critical insight for leaders deploying AI at scale. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/ai-promised-...

SSL leads the auroral imaging instrument for NASA's forthcoming CINEMA mission, which will explore the connection between auroras and Earth's magnetotail.
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Berkeley Talks: The rule of law depends of the courage of judges - Berkeley News A panel of legal experts at a UC Berkeley Law event discuss how American democracy relies on an engaged public and on judges willing to uphold the rule of law with integrity.

🎧Berkeley Talks: When the pressure is high, who stands firm? A panel of legal experts discusses how American democracy relies on an engaged public and on judges willing to uphold the rule of law with integrity.
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The U.S. housing crisis looms large. Could a Thai model help solve it?  - Berkeley News As a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student, Hayden Shelby took advanced Thai courses to gain the fluency needed to study a world-renowned program that treats housing as a collective right.

What if solving the U.S. housing crisis requires looking to Thailand? One Berkeley student learned Thai to study a groundbreaking community-driven housing model—and the findings may upend how we think about home. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/05/t...

Wildfire safety to move-out waste: UC Berkeley students pitch fixes for top city problems - Berkeley News Students had one week to team up, interview residents and leaders, dream up ideas and make their final pitches at the first-ever Berkeley Civic Innovation Challenge.

UC Berkeley students sprinted through interviews, design, and prototypes in just one week—pitching AI tools tackling wildfire readiness, bulky move-out waste, accessibility, and more at the new Berkeley Civic Innovation Challenge. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/13/w...

Seven UC Berkeley faculty named 2026 Sloan Fellows - Berkeley News A Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards available to early-career researchers.

Congratulations to our 7 UC Berkeley faculty members named 2026 Sloan Fellows! The fellowships honor exceptional scholars whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/17/s...

Basic research on Listeria bacteria leads to unique cancer therapy - Berkeley News Microbiologist Daniel Portnoy cofounded a startup that’s turning Listeria into a tool to improve survival in children with leukemia and potentially other cancer patients.

What if a notorious food-borne bug could help us beat cancer? Berkeley scientists think so, using engineered Listeria to supercharge key immune responses. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/12/b...

A UC Berkeley professor explains the thorny history of love, sex and marriage - Berkeley News 200 years before swiping and Instagram-ready weddings, the “deadly serious institution” of American marriage had more to do with property, race and religion than love, says historian David Henkin.

In an age of dating apps, a “loneliness epidemic,” marriage equality and Instagram-optimized weddings, how much do love and marriage today resemble past ideas about relationships?

The answer, of course, is complicated. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/13/a...

Did you know some animals can regrow heart muscle? @UCBerkeley scientists are using CRISPR to modify similar genes to repair heart tissue in humans. Endless love, indeed 🫀💙💛 #ValentinesDay #HearthHealth

Learn more about how UC is helping heal broken hearts: https://bit.ly/4tz4MXq

How the Berkeley Seismology Lab turns data into disaster prevention - Berkeley News In this Research With Results video, lab director Richard Allen explains how their work helps keep Californians safe while contributing to important earthquake-related research.

UC Berkeley’s Seismology Lab is turning seismic data into lifesaving insights—from real-time earthquake alerts to partnerships that help slow trains, open firehouse doors, and warn schools before shaking hits. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/12/h...

What do a chemical engineer, a biochemist, a roboticist and a laser dynamicist have in common? Election to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

This brings the count of UC Berkeley faculty members in the NAE to four in total.

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Watch: an archaeologist’s guide to Christopher Nolan’s 'The Odyssey' - Berkeley News The film's trailer offers glimpses of the ancient world that UC Berkeley Professor Kim Shelton digs up in Nemea, Greece.

Watch: an archaeologist’s guide to Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/06/w...

A bold calculation: What would it cost to end extreme poverty worldwide? - Berkeley News Using detailed surveys and machine learning computation, new research co-authored at UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action finds that eradicating extreme poverty would be surprisingly affor...

What does it really take to end extreme poverty? New research using machine learning and detailed surveys offers a surprisingly hopeful answer. news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/03/a...

California’s first mass timber producer uses UC Berkeley research Discover how mass timber is revolutionizing California construction. Driven by UC Berkeley research, Mad River Mass Timber produces sustainable DLT to mitigate wildfire risk, sequester carbon, and pro...

Could weak, small-diameter trees help alleviate California’s housing crisis? UC Berkeley researchers are transforming them into mass timber, creating low-carbon building materials with real-world impact. ced.berkeley.edu/news/mass-ti...

In 18th‑century China, these artists made Europeans’ portraits. Only now are their identities emerging. - Berkeley News Berkeley Professor Winnie Wong's new book, "The Many Names of Anonymity," is the first to explore in depth the lives and motivations of the Chinese artists during the Canton trade.

Nearly three centuries later, these Chinese artists are finally getting credit. Or was their longstanding anonymity by design? news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/29/w...

How Emily Dickinson’s musical poetry pushes us to live more expansively - Berkeley News As Cal Performances brings the 19th-century poet’s explosive verse to Zellerbach Hall with "Emily — No Prisoner Be," Berkeley lecturer John Shoptaw explores why her hymn-like verse is the ultimate pre...

In order to truly experience the poetry of Emily Dickinson, it must be read aloud, says Berkeley lecturer John Shoptaw. See Cal Performances bring the poet’s explosive verse to Zellerbach Hall with "Emily — No Prisoner Be.” news.berkeley.edu/2026/02/02/h...

How AI is transforming research: More papers, less quality, and a strained review system - Haas News | UC Berkeley Haas Mathijs De Vaan has long recognized the labor required to effectively communicate scientific findings. For the Netherlands native and UC Berkeley Haas associate professor of management, data and analy...

AI may be boosting productivity—but at what cost? @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social professors discuss the downstream impacts of AI rapidly reshaping science. newsroom.haas.berkeley.edu/how-ai-is-tr...

How the nation’s new dietary guidelines might backfire When the federal government issued its recommendations for a healthy diet last week, many nutritionists and health care providers were appalled.

Could the new US #DietaryGuidelines do more harm than good? UC Berkeley public health #nutrition expert Barbara Laraia warns that emphasizing higher protein, meat, and full-fat dairy—while easing limits on alcohol and sugar—could confuse consumers. ow.ly/kMT950Y0XHV #PublicHealth #UCBerkeley

‘This trust carries an immense weight’: 2L and former Marine Neil Gallagher brings veterans’ reflections to light His nonprofit has conducted over 200 interviews with former military members to document their memories and insights.

Former Marine and @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social student documents veterans’ histories to ensure their stories of pride, fear, loss, and resilienc endure—while helping fellow vets navigate the transition back to civilian life. www.law.berkeley.edu/article/law-...