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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.

Learn more about the newest members of the Berkeley family here. The post Meet UC Berkeley’s new faculty appeared first on Berkeley News.

A new study finds that replacing existing transmission conductors with those made with advanced composite-core materials — a process known as reconductoring — could provide a pathway to faster grid expansion. The post How U.S. utility companies could double electric transmission capacity by 2035 appeared first on Berkeley News.

For over two decades, Berkeley has almost always been ranked as the No. 1 or No. 2 public school in the country. The post ‘U.S. News’ ranks UC Berkeley No. 2 public school in the country appeared first on Berkeley News.

As UC Berkeley celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Free Speech Movement, it is emerging as a national leader in developing science-based practices that nurture constructive dialogue. The goal: Cool tensions, promote understanding and ease polarization. The post Bridging divides: from anger and mistrust to belonging — and hope appeared first on Berkeley News.

The top-ranked Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures is undertaking a $9 million campaign to add more Ukrainian scholarship and programming. The post With $3 million gift, Berkeley prepares to build premier Ukrainian studies program appeared first on Berkeley News.