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src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/Copy%20of%20_fa24_develop-econ-composite%20%283%29_0.png?itok=HsN20S1q" width="400" height="300" alt="Sheep rancher Gracian Uhalde (right) shows Meg Mills-Novoa an access road on his Steptoe Valley property, which a pumped storage hydropower developer proposed using without consent. Construction of a geothermal plant in Dixie Valley has halted over concerns for the endangered Dixie Valley toad. Photos by Sophia Borgias." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-21T09:17:32-08:00" class="datetime">November 21, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/helping-nevadas-rural-and-indigenous-communities-navigate-renewable-energy-boom" hreflang="en">Helping Nevada’s Rural and Indigenous Communities Navigate the Renewable Energy Boom</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Berkeley professor's research helps Nevada’s rural communities and Indigenous groups navigate a boom of renewable energy production.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/NeutronStar-768x439.jpg?itok=hSzbPNip" width="400" height="300" alt="An artist's concept of a highly magnetized neutron star. According to current theory, axions would be created in the hot interior of the neutron star. UC Berkeley astrophysicists say that the strong magnetic field of the star will transform these axions into gamma rays that can be detected from Earth, pinpointing the mass of the axion. Casey Reed, courtesy of Penn State; reproduction is permitted under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 3.0 License" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-21T09:08:14-08:00" class="datetime">November 21, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/nearby-supernova-could-end-search-dark-matter" hreflang="en">A Nearby Supernova Could End the Search for Dark Matter</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Axion dark matter should be produced and converted to gamma rays during a supernova. Will we be lucky enough to see them?</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/updated-abergel.jpg?itok=mxnn8oOR" width="400" height="300" alt="Professor Rebecca Abergel peers through a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner at Berkeley Lab." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-20T11:36:37-08:00" class="datetime">November 20, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/sickness-and-health" hreflang="en">In Sickness and in Health</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">A Berkeley professor is developing ways to control radioactive metals so they can safely deliver life-sustaining medical treatments.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/thumbnail_clean-768x432.jpg?itok=J4wEtQ4p" width="400" height="300" alt="image of man holding a cartoon skull with a brain " typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-18T19:34:36-08:00" class="datetime">November 18, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/watch-uc-berkeley-neurologist-explain-how-concussions-really-work" hreflang="en">Watch a UC Berkeley Neurologist Explain How Concussions Really Work</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">A neurologist explains the impact of repeated head blows.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/Digitization-Setup_860w.jpg?itok=HTSS0MAc" width="400" height="300" alt="Scanning equipment with black backdrop" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-15T16:00:49-08:00" class="datetime">November 15, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/opening-doors-robbins-collection-digitization-project-expands-access-extraordinary-holdings" hreflang="en">Opening Doors: Robbins Collection Digitization Project Expands Access to Extraordinary Holdings</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">The Robbins Center is making research-quality electronic replicas of some of its rare holdings, including more than 350 manuscripts.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/cooling-tower_1-2.jpg?itok=VtIhMBYM" width="400" height="300" alt="Water vapor emerging from cooling towers at an industrial plant. Water is used to cool exhaust gases to a temperature at which carbon capture is possible with aqueous amines. A new UC Berkeley material can capture carbon dioxide at the high temperatures common of various industrial exhausts, avoiding the need to expend energy and water to cool the emissions for decarbonization. Courtesy of Brentwood Industries" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-14T21:29:14-08:00" class="datetime">November 14, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/breakthrough-capturing-hot-co2-industrial-exhaust" hreflang="en">Breakthrough in Capturing ‘Hot’ CO2 From Industrial Exhaust</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Chemists have discovered a porous material that can capture CO2 at temperatures close to those of many industrial exhaust streams</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/101-GRAHAM-FINAL-STILL-1-768x432.jpg?itok=OcMV7eVb" width="400" height="300" alt="image of man presenting slide deck" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-14T21:24:13-08:00" class="datetime">November 14, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/watch-environmental-health-professor-explain-wastewater-woes" hreflang="en">Watch an Environmental Health Professor Explain Wastewater Woes</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Berkeley professor explains what happens to human and animal waste once it's flushed away. </div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/AdobeStock_605745293%20%281%29.jpeg?itok=GOaDE8cD" width="400" height="300" alt="People collect trash that can be recycled and traded from the sea of garbage in Indonesia. (Photo/ Sony Herdiana)" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-14T21:17:41-08:00" class="datetime">November 14, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/world-without-plastic-pollution-new-paper-shows-its-possible" hreflang="en">A World Without Plastic Pollution? A New Paper Shows It’s Possible</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Negotiators have the ability to nearly eliminate plastic pollution by 2050.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/51884180305_2bb047ed78_6k-768x595.jpg?itok=xUjP6THI" width="400" height="300" alt="In a black and white photograph, a group of people, including children, stand in front of the White House holding signs that say "shall justice die?", amongst other posters" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-13T14:58:44-08:00" class="datetime">November 13, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/how-world-war-i-helps-explain-what-gave-rise-trumps-second-term" hreflang="en">How World War I Helps Explain What Gave Rise to Trump’s Second Term</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Berkeley historian discusses how today’s politics have similar parallels to Woodrow Wilson’s presidency.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/SOD-Blitz-Sampling_0823-768x514.jpg?itok=mBa-CArk" width="400" height="300" alt="Two people stand next to one another in a forested area. One person is reading off of their phone while the other is writing something on a small piece of paper." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-12T14:36:00-08:00" class="datetime">November 12, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/citizen-scientists-discover-more-virulent-form-sudden-oak-death" hreflang="en">Citizen Scientists Discover More Virulent Form of Sudden Oak Death</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Every year, the UC Berkeley-led SOD Blitz Project surveys thousands of California trees for signs of the fungus-like pathogen.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/image1.jpg?itok=bO59bFsw" width="400" height="300" alt="Building in background with sunlight peeking around the edge and flowers in the foreground." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-12T10:13:41-08:00" class="datetime">November 12, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/new-berkeley-climate-action-proof-concept-program" hreflang="en">New Berkeley Climate Action Proof-of-Concept Program</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Launch of the BCAPP provides an opportunity for faculty to accelerate their climate-focused technologies and translate their research into commercial solutions for lasting environmental impact.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/Ava3-768x574.jpg?itok=DQkLWKpJ" width="400" height="300" alt="A person uses a laptop with Ava's transcription tools" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-08T19:40:21-08:00" class="datetime">November 8, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/companys-mission-make-world-accessible-deaf-people-it-all-started-berkeleys-big-ideas-contest" hreflang="en">This Company’s Mission Is To Make the World Accessible to Deaf People. It All Started at Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">A company is revolutionizing how the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community understands the world.</div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/jp_ap.jpg?itok=HzttP0HC" width="400" height="300" alt="With a row of American flags on the left and right side of the frame, Donald Trump walks in the distance while supporters cheer" typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-06T20:07:14-08:00" class="datetime">November 6, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/economy-sexism-and-conspiracies-fueled-trumps-reelection" hreflang="en">Economy, Sexism and Conspiracies Fueled Trump’s Reelection</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">UC Berkeley scholars offer a sharp and sometimes unsettling assessment of election dynamics at play. </div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/95th_Academy_Awards_Show_23072127079845-768x465.jpg?itok=z_r1gFUL" width="400" height="300" alt="Michelle Yeoh stands with a hand to her mouth as Jamie Lee Curtis and Ke Huy Quan congratulate her." typeof="foaf:Image" class="image-style-news-list-2" /> </div></div><div class="views-field views-field-created"><span class="field-content"><time datetime="2024-11-04T15:07:06-08:00" class="datetime">November 4, 2024</time> </span></div><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/help-ai-uc-berkeley-researchers-confirm-hollywood-getting-more-diverse" hreflang="en">With the Help of AI, UC Berkeley Researchers Confirm Hollywood Is Getting More Diverse</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-body"><div class="field-content">Berkeley researchers use computer vision to easily analyze actor representation screen time in films. </div></div> </div> <div class="news-item"> <div class="views-field views-field-field-teaser-image"><div class="field-content"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_list_2/public/2024-11/john_powell_sidelong_tight_portrait_009B-768x439.jpg?itok=BpmAGDaq" width="400" height="300" alt="john a. powell, director of the Othering and Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley, is a veteran activist and scholar in the spheres of civil rights and social justice. After decades of work in the U.S. and overseas, he has come to believe that we must commit to building bridges across our deep divides. 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