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Was the T. rex brightly colored with feathers? Did it run as fast as movies make it seem? How new discoveries challenge our long-held beliefs about the world of paleontology. The post Berkeley Voices: Think you know what dinosaurs were like? Think again. appeared first on Berkeley News.

Documentaries made by Professor Jason Springarn-Koff as well as several alumni garnered Oscar nods. The post Berkeley Journalism faculty and alumni shortlisted for Academy Awards appeared first on Berkeley News.

“I think for me, genre was always as fluid as gender, even punctuation,” said Vuong, who joined in conversation with UC Berkeley English Professor Cathy Park Hong at a campus event. The post Berkeley Talks: Poet Ocean Vuong on disobedience and the power of language appeared first on Berkeley News.

Over 1,000 students participated in Saturday’s event. The post 2024 Winter Commencement: A day of reflection, celebration and advice appeared first on Berkeley News.

To avoid unwillingly birthing a baby wasp, flies filched a trick from bacteria The post Fly vs. wasp: Stealing a defense move helps thwart a predator appeared first on Berkeley News.

Wu Performance Hall is a much-needed, midsize venue for intimate concerts and helps address the 236% increase in music majors from 2020 to 2024. The post Musical gifts: New campus performance hall, an unprecedented surge in music majors appeared first on Berkeley News.

Political experts who participated in recent surveys were prone to expect the worst — and were often wrong, says a study co-authored at UC Berkeley. Still, when their predictions were averaged out, they were “remarkably accurate.” The post How bad will it get? Political scientists have a pessimism bias, study finds appeared first on Berkeley News.

Three instructors discuss why Italian author Elena Ferrante’s work is so captivating worldwide, including at Berkeley. The post No. 1 book of the century, ‘My Brilliant Friend’, is subject of UC Berkeley research, courses appeared first on Berkeley News.

The Steele Prize of the American Mathematical Society honors work that has had a lasting impact. The post Ken Ribet awarded math prize for influential proof appeared first on Berkeley News.

UC Berkeley researchers used bacterial DNA from a 120-year-old herbarium specimen to reconstruct the history of Pierce’s disease in California. The post What a century-old grapevine reveals about a disease that plagues wine country appeared first on Berkeley News.

Dorrance Dance will perform their unique tap interpretation of the classical ballet to Duke Ellington’s The Nutcracker Suite this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 14-15, at Cal Performances in Zellerbach Hall. The post The Sugar Rum Fairy? A freewheeling, jazzy reimagination of ‘The Nutcracker’ appeared first on Berkeley News.

The post Psychology researchers awarded $4.5 million grant for bipolar disorder study appeared first on Berkeley News.

A look back at 12 major happenings on campus, as chronicled by UC Berkeley News. The post Bridging divides and marking milestones: The top UC Berkeley stories from 2024 appeared first on Berkeley News.

In this Greater Good Science Center podcast episode, Dan Harris, host of the 10% Happier podcast, shares how walking meditation helps him manage the residual stress and anxiety from years of war reporting and high-pressure TV anchoring. The post Science of Happiness: How to find calm through walking appeared first on Berkeley News.

UC Berkeley professors discuss how they view decision-making from their respective fields, and how we can all make better, more informed choices. The post Berkeley Talks: How to make better decisions appeared first on Berkeley News.

Surviving Neanderthal genes in modern genomes tell a story of thousands of years of interactions The post A new timeline for Neanderthal interbreeding with modern humans appeared first on Berkeley News.

New UC Berkeley research looks at years of studies into whether non-human animals have a similar sense of fairness. The answer is more nuanced than it may seem. The post Do animals get jealous like people? Researchers say it’s complicated. appeared first on Berkeley News.

Learn how biologists like Victor Ortega Jiménez use high-speed cameras to record fascinating slow motion footage of animals in the wild. The post Watch a biologist explain how animals move in 101 seconds appeared first on Berkeley News.

The post More Californians than ever recognize climate change is caused mostly by human activities appeared first on Berkeley News.

Members of Berkeley's Ethnic Studies department reflect on its origins in activist movements in the 1960s. The post How the Free Speech Movement and Third World Liberation Front transformed Berkeley scholarship appeared first on Berkeley News.

"Happy holidays from our family to you and yours." The post Watch a holiday greeting from Chancellor Rich Lyons and Jen Lyons appeared first on Berkeley News.

UC Berkeley researchers found that taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, coupled with media attention, coincided with significant changes in social norms around sugary drinks. The post Bay Area soda taxes don’t just affect sales. They help change people’s minds. appeared first on Berkeley News.

"How do you hold experts and policy makers accountable when you know they are likely to make mistakes?" asks Ann C. Keller of UC Berkeley's School of Public Health. "What does it mean to ‘learn in plain sight,’ especially in a massively contested political environment?" The post UC Berkeley professor takes stock of the CDC’s post-COVID reforms appeared first on Berkeley News.

Kazerooni, a leading expert in robotics and human-machine systems, is known for creating medical exoskeletons that have allowed those who have been paralyzed to stand and walk. The post UC Berkeley engineer Homayoon Kazerooni elected to the National Academy of Inventors appeared first on Berkeley News.