UC Berkeley quantum computing chip to be buried in national time capsule celebrating America’s 250th birthday
The eight-qubit quantum processor is one of California’s contributions to the time capsule, which will be opened in 2276.
New course brings Harry Edwards’ sociology of sport to the next generation
A new course is launching in spring 2026 to engage students in the work of famed sociologist and civil rights icon Harry Edwards.
Computer science grows up at Berkeley
From the earliest innovations in computer design to groundbreaking research and top-ranked programs in computer science and related fields
A level playing field
Within months of the sport’s invention, Cal assembled the first college women’s basketball team in 1892. Stanford followed three years later.
Coffee, collaboration, and curiosity lead to Nobel Prize
In 2006, geomicrobiologist Jill Banfield was puzzled by a pattern in the genes of bacteria that had been reassembled in her lab.
Did you get your flu shot? Thank Wendell Stanley.
Every winter, we are inundated with precautionary steps for preventing the flu. Avoid sick people. Wash your hands. Cover your mouth. And, most importantly, get a flu vaccine.
‘Reprogramming’ our gut bacteria could be key to fighting disease
UC Berkeley’s Carlotta Ronda explains how CRISPR is turning our gut microbes into tiny, health-boosting factories in just 101 seconds.
Expanded UC Berkeley course teaches how to better engage with opposing views
Now available to all students, faculty, staff and alumni, the class features lectures and discussions with top UC Berkeley scholars and offers suggestions on navigating especially challenging conversations during polarized times.
Gel nail manicures come with exposure to skin-damaging UV. A UC Berkeley chemist has a solution.
A key discovery in a Berkeley lab led to a spray, now on the market, that protects skin from the cancer-causing UV emitted by gel hardening lamps — without affecting the nails’ looks or durability.
Researchers teach AI to spot cancer risk by squeezing individual breast cells
UC Berkeley and City of Hope scientists discover that a cell’s mechanical age can effectively signal cancer risk
From HBCUs to the Bay, mentoring the next generation of scientists
This summer, seven fellows in the HBCU-Berkeley Environmental Scholars for Change program are pursuing projects with Berkeley mentors while learning about potential research careers.