“The University of California and other public universities are critical sources for innovation across many industries, we are committed to protecting the intellectual property of the groundbreaking inventions of UC faculty, like the #CRISPR-Cas9 breakthrough.

"Today’s declaration of interference reinforces the importance of the university’s role in protecting discoveries and their pursuit.” #BerkeleyResearch

Contrary to expectations, plants withstand drought better if adapted to areas of limited below-ground water storage. #BerkeleyResearch

“In a way, this is a glimpse into the future. As the climate warms, and as the snowline elevation increases in these mountain ranges, more and more places will switch from being reliant on snowpack to being reliant on water stored in the subsurface."

Welcome, Dean Linda Burton!

Currently the James B. Duke Professor of Sociology at Duke University, she will begin her new role on September 1, 2019.

In wake of 2016 election, fear of family separation may be taking its toll on the children of Mexican and Central American immigrants.

“We’re seeing an increase in anxiety that is related to kids’ concern about the personal consequences of U.S. immigration policy, and these are U.S.-born citizens." #BerkeleyResearch

“No one expected 2D materials to grow in such a way. It’s like a surprise gift. We believe that it may bring great opportunities for materials research.” 🌟 #BerkeleyResearch

One social post at a time, the couple behind Cal Falcons shares their love for birds — most notably parents Annie and Grinnell and fledglings Carson and Cade — with the world. 💙 🦅🦅 + 🦅🦅 💛

How do you tell a real video from a fake one? #BerkeleyResearch is racing to create new techniques to detect deepfakes of political leaders. 🌟

“We are just trying to gain a little upper-hand in this cat and mouse game of detecting and creating new deepfakes."

Great news! After being hired away by the WNBA’s New York Liberty in April, Charmin Smith replaces Lindsay Gottlieb, now with the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers.

Happy Solstice, everyone! ☀️ #dogdaysofsummer

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“This is a very core phenomenon that, for two decades, people have been excited about in humans. Now that we’ve observed it in an animal model, it opens the door to very detailed research of it.” #BerkeleyResearch

For Martha Olney, a teaching professor of economics, coming out didn’t happen all at once. As a graduate student in 1980, she met her wife, Esther Hargis. A few of their friends knew they were together, but “it wasn’t something you told people.” Esther was a Baptist pastor, so she needed to be careful at the time to protect her career. It wasn’t until the couple decided to adopt their son, Jimmy, nearly two decades later, that they decided they had to live their lives fully out. #BerkeleyPodcast

Engineering or synthetic biology promises to improve many aspects of life, but it needs strong government support to do so. #BerkeleyResearch

“The question for government is, if all of these avenues are now open for biotechnology development, ‘How does the U.S. stay ahead in those developments as a country?’"

A new survey shows Berkeley’s push to be a leader of innovation is paying off.

“Berkeley is the original question-the-status-quo, do-disruptive-thinking place.... We don’t just think outside the box. There is no box.” 🌟 #BerkeleyInnovation

Over the years, the Berkeley community has played a key role in pushing for equal rights, visibility and representation for the #LGBTQI+ community. 🙌🏳️‍🌈

Almost three-quarters of California voters think limits should be imposed on new housing developments in high-risk wildfire areas. #IGSPoll

Two young UC Berkeley biomedical scientists named 2019 Pew Scholars. 🎉 #BerkeleyResearch

"I was born in South Korea, in a city called Changwon. I came to the United States when I was 9 and when I came here, I didn’t speak much English, so I became a target of bullying. I was the only Asian kid in my class in Florida. There were a lot of Korean-American people, but they didn’t speak Korean. I just couldn’t communicate well, so the bullying continued. That changed in 8th grade when I began to make a lot of friends and, from then on, my life took a turn for the better. I joined the debate club in high school, and they taught me how to speak publicly, the points of logic and how to call out logical flaws from arguments. But then in college freshman year, things took a downward spiral. The rigor of UC Berkeley was a lot harder than I expected and, on top of that, I got news from Florida that one of my friends from middle school was in a car accident and had died. He was one of those people who, when I would get bullied, would come to me and say, 'Hey, what's up, man!' — and when you’re a target of bullying, you can tell the difference between the genuine and the fake. He was the only kid in my English class who would say hi to me first. He was very genuine, so hearing that he had died and how it happened — he died in an instant. The doctor said he must have died before he even knew he was dying. A person of that caliber dying in such a way; I just couldn’t understand this death. The point of view I developed from his death was that we are born without our consent and when we die, we also don’t give our consent — because of that I didn’t see the point. I became very existentialist in a negative way. I didn’t try anymore. I made some terrible decisions. I wanted to drop out, to be honest. Then, in my second year, I came across this essay by Soren Kierkegaard called ‘The Unhappiest One’ — an existentialist essay. I read it, and the message I got from it was that an unhappy person is someone who lives in the glorious past of his days or the fantastical future of his future. This is when I learned that I’m in control of what is in between. That changed me a lot."

(#BerkeleyPOV photo and interview by Patrica Besada '20)

How do you tell a real video from a fake one? #BerkeleyResearch is racing to create new techniques to detect deepfakes of political leaders. 🌟

“We are just trying to gain a little upper-hand in this cat and mouse game of detecting and creating new deepfakes."

Experts warn of a critical need to consider consequences of climate change for microbial life — and vice versa. 🔬 #BerkeleyResearch

“Bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms support the existence of all higher lifeforms and will shape the response of plants and animals to climate change. Microbes are themselves also profoundly affected by climate change, but are rarely the focus of climate change research, education or policy.”

New #IGSpoll shows support for Governor Gavin Newsom's moratorium: 52% of those surveyed said they supported his moratorium, while 48% said they did not.

"I lost count of how many people came up to me and said, 'Go Bears!'" 💙🐻💛

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Land use policies make a difference. 🐝 #BerkeleyResearch

“Any industry that is reliant on bee pollination relies, often unknowingly, on having healthy forage sites where bees replenish and build up their numbers in the summer to prepare for winter.”

Happy Father's Day, Papa Bears! 🐻💙💛

(Illustration by Frida Hernandez '20)

Study finds elk have the means to adapt to changing climate cues, but migratory shifts may have unknown ripple effects throughout the region. 🦌 #BerkeleyResearch

“[I]n the future, with climate change, we should expect the timing of these mass movements to be altered, which will affect the other wildlife and the people who depend on them, including predators, scavengers and hunters across the ecosystem.”

Mark DiCamillo, director of the #IGSpoll, characterized the race as a “wide-open affair.”