UC Berkeley researchers developed ProteinGuide, a new method using experimental data to guide AI in designing proteins with specific properties — without retraining the models. The approach could accelerate protein engineering for applications in medicine, biotechnology and beyond.
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Awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, Anne Carson has a special place in UC Berkeley’s literary history, having taught poetry and classics at Berkeley in the 1990s and early 2000s.
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UC Berkeley psychologist Jasmin Brooks Stephens is addressing rising suicide rates among Black youth through a new approach to prevention. Her work highlights how cultural identity, family, belonging, and hope can support young people’s mental health before a crisis occurs.
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UC Berkeley helped make IceCube a success — earning Francis Halzen the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. Berkeley physicist Buford Price was an early supporter of Halzen’s idea to detect high-energy neutrinos in Antarctic ice, helping turn the ambitious experiment into reality.
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A new study by first-year astrophysics student Julian Shapiro may solve a puzzle regarding isolated galaxies that have stopped producing stars.
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During a fireside chat at UC Berkeley, Senator Lisa Murkowski traced her path to the U.S. Senate, revisited the write-in campaign that defined her career, and discussed the erosion of public trust in Congress and the toll party politics has taken on bipartisan work.
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A first-of-its-kind project at UC Berkeley uses AI to map millions of local laws, making it easier for policymakers and the public to compare ordinances between communities and examine what works — or does not.
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A collaborative, three-year project involving tribal nations, federal agencies, volunteers, and researchers from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social and
@stanford.edu is informing stewardship of culturally important ecosystems across the Eastern Sierra. ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/tribal-...

UC Berkeley researchers found that Americans often rely on mental shortcuts when navigating complex political issues, rather than weighing every factor — offering new insight into how people form opinions and make decisions on issues such as immigration and climate policy.
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Forbidden Stories and UC Berkeley Journalism join forces to launch a flagship, cross-border investigative lab connecting newsrooms worldwide to pursue and amplify public-interest stories facing threats or attempts to silence them.
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UC Berkeley researchers found that chimpanzees steal less pineapple from their friends — and expect them to do the same. The study offers new insight into how friendship, social expectations and cooperation may have evolved in humans.
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UC Berkeley has once again been named the top public university in North America in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

This adds to the growing list of #1 rankings Berkeley has earned this year. https://bit.ly/4delZyI

In a major new UC Berkeley project, former Gov. Gray Davis tells the story of his life and times during an era of profound change and innovation that shaped modern California.
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In a new "Berkeley Law Voices Carry" podcast, host @gwyneth.bsky.social talks to @hrcberkeley.bsky.social about a recent report that focuses on how the use of large language models — the foundation of generative AI — are affecting the fields of law, journalism, and education: https://bit.ly/4iJq2GO

From getting lost in Dwinelle Hall to mentoring 1,000 students, Rhetoric alum Terry Allen is proving that at UC Berkeley, success is only the beginning — service is the goal.
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If you had six months to live. How would you want to spend it?

After a double-lung transplant, UC Berkeley professor Greg Niemeyer turned to art to explore water, circulation and what sustains life.
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