Why have thousands of residents left the Golden State in recent years? Watch @capolicylab.bsky.social co-executive director Evan White explain the economic pressures driving Californians to leave — in 101 seconds. news.berkeley.edu/2026/06/17/w...

$13.5 million commitment from Academic Innovation Catalyst accelerates UC Berkeley’s pipeline from breakthrough to impact. 🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/4xpfFNk @berkeleyinspire.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social #UCBerkeley #Technology #AI #DataScience

A new proof-of-concept device created by @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social researchers could transform how food safety hazards are detected. The “electronic nose” identifies trace gases in the air, detecting signs of contamination before they’re visible. bit.ly/4vczfL6

UC Berkeley names seasoned museum leader and alum Micah Parzen the next executive director of the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. bit.ly/4uD9HWi

A new #UCBerkeley Public Health-led study finds #ClimateChange is making parts of #California increasingly suitable for mosquitoes carrying #dengue. https://ow.ly/BleL50ZbnNc

🎧 Berkeley Talks: Can awe help kids thrive? Hear the creators of Jim Henson Company’s new PBS Kids’ puppet special “Wowsabout” and @greatergoodmag.bsky.social researchers discuss how wonder shapes resilience, learning and prosocial behavior. bit.ly/3SqSKky

ICYMI 📰 @Prof. Josh Blumenstock, Ph.D. students Merritt Smith, and satej soman led a 2-day workshop on “Harnessing Big Data for National Statistics and Evidence-Based Policymaking" in Malawi, and involved ~50 senior policymakers from the local government. https://gol.berkeley.edu/mw-2025/

UC Berkeley has been named the top public university in the U.S., and No. 7 globally in @usnews.com 2026 Best Global Universities rankings. news.berkeley.edu/2026/06/15/u...

His great-great aunt was a native speaker of Northern Pomo, an Indigenous language of Northern California. Today, linguistics Ph.D. student Tyler Lee-Wynant is using recordings of her voice to reconnect with his family’s language and help preserve it for future generations. bit.ly/3QeUz3u

A new CRISPR-based approach can selectively destroy cancer cells, according to a recent UC Berkeley-coauthored study. The technique opens a new frontier for treating the mutations found in nearly half of all cancers—including some of the most difficult types. bit.ly/4e2x5aQ

Historic cuts to Medicaid and low-cost California health insurance could leave 4.6 million residents with no coverage. A new report from the UC Berkeley Labor Center says the working poor, older workers and undocumented workers could bear the brunt. news.berkeley.edu/2026/06/10/t...

The research Michael Silver and his lab are doing at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social not only has the potential to help us better understand the human mind and consciousness, but also to transform the treatment of certain mental illnesses. In this video, he explains in 101 seconds:

Last month, we celebrated the Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway nearing completion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony! 🎉 Watch the recap to catch all the highlights: https://bit.ly/4giLa5k Video credit: UC Berkeley UDAR @berkeleyinspire.bsky.social @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social

Our work at IGI is stronger thanks to the hard work and brilliant insights of researchers from around the globe! Case in point: IGI's Director of Technology & Translation, Fyodor Urnov, celebrated in Forbes 250: America's Most Successful Immigrants. Read more: https://ow.ly/fK6x50ZacE5

UC Berkeley professor Hany Farid is in a race to stay ahead of AI-generated fraud.

An article by Professor Pamela Samuelson @pamelasamuelson.bsky.social has been selected as one of the best intellectual property papers of 2025 and will be included in the next edition of the Intellectual Property Law Review, published annually by Thomson Reuters: https://bit.ly/4uMe2a5 #BerkeleyLaw

Berkeley physicists have unlocked a breakthrough in electron microscopy, revealing the body’s smallest proteins at ~10,000× the magnification of optical light microscopes. This resolution could transform understanding of disease at the molecular level. bit.ly/4e3m9d4

🧵1️⃣/3️⃣ From the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies archive: a 2000 study revisits restoring rail across the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge, once home to Key System streetcars before conversion to auto-only traffic in 1963. 🚃 More ➡️ igs.berkeley.edu/news/rails-a...

UC Berkeley Public Health bioethicist Jodi Halpern is featured in a new @pbs.org documentary on social connection. She warns that #chatbot companions are designed to create dependence, potentially causing withdrawal from real-world relationships. #AI #bioethics #PublicHealth ow.ly/Nrbl50Z94t3

This summer, UC Berkeley welcomes College Horizons to campus—a nationally recognized program bringing together over 120 students from federally recognized tribes across the nation for an immersive college access experience. bit.ly/4uYe0wu

A new Institute of Governmental Studies poll finds that 92% of likely California voters view protecting democracy as a defining issue for the next governor. Berkeley political scientist and IGS co-director Eric Schickler sheds light on the data and its impact on the race. bit.ly/4upBIRj

How do we truly connect across deep divides? Hear @upenn.edu’s Political Empathy Lab director and a Bowie State University sociologist share actionable ways to build shared humanity on the latest @greatergoodmag.bsky.social Science of Happiness episode. bit.ly/4eg0KfL

Can psychedelics protect the aging brain? In a new study, researchers at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social are exploring whether psilocybin, a compound known to influence brain plasticity, may offer a new avenue to promote healthy aging. Read more: https://bit.ly/4edFCqj

“Art is one of the last forms of freedom of speech,” says legendary Bay Area artist Mildred Howard. “And we don’t want to lose it.” Explore how Howard made meaning and memory her muses for over 50 years at her newly acquired archive at @ucberkeleylibrary.bsky.social. bit.ly/4dPvKUR

Have you ever seen data as a living sculpture? Watch the newly installed @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Strauch Hypercube be in conversation with itself—parsing encoded data to create an infinite supply of unique visual patterns. bit.ly/4vlKuk2

Drawing on memories of his youth, @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social alum Hasan Dudar spent a decade crafting a rich collection of stories—illuminating life inside a tight-knit Midwestern Arab diaspora in Toledo, Ohio. news.berkeley.edu/2026/06/04/n...

Can police legally lie to you during questioning? https://youtube.com/shorts/EP5Ann8vxpM #ItsTheLaw #BerkeleyLaw

Despite the thousands of wildfires in California each year, we still don’t know that much about them — especially when it comes to how they spread in urban areas. @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social is helping to safeguard these communities. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2026/05...

A rare Ebola outbreak in Central Africa has been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by @who.int. Infectious disease expert Dr. Charles Whittaker breaks down what’s being done to contain it and the risk level to the United States. publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/new...

The next frontier of robotics isn't just technical—it's creative. Roboticist and @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social professor Ken Goldberg demonstrates how marrying art and science unlocks engineering solutions for building the future. engineering.berkeley.edu/news/2026/05...

🎧 Berkeley Talks: How punk subcultures provide a blueprint for resisting hate and healing a fractured modern society. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/29/b...

UC Berkeley welcomes back former professor Nicholas de Monchaux, who has been appointed the new dean of the College of Environmental Design. ced.berkeley.edu/news/nichola...

California boasts the nation's largest economy, yet ties for the highest poverty rate. Berkeley sociologists conducted conversations with middle-class residents to understand how Golden State locals reconcile a progressive identity with a dramatic wealth gap. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/28/h...

Homeless encampment sweeps skyrocketed from 14.4 to 32.2 per month in Oakland following a landmark Supreme Court ruling. A first-of-its-kind UC Berkeley analysis reveals that since the 2024 Grants Pass case, these actions have significantly intensified and spread. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/28/h...

UC Berkeley faculty members Jitendra Malik, Dean Toste and Barbara Romanowicz have been elected to UK’s Royal Society—one of the world’s most famous and oldest science academies. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/27/t...

#UCBerkeley #PublicHealth study: California’s rates of #ViolenceAgainstWomen have remained stagnant for nearly 20 years; Black women are injured 4x more than white women. Community-based programs & targeted investments could help reduce violence. publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/spo...

Hi-res microscopes generate more biological data than scientists can realistically analyze on their own. Researchers are building an AI assistant to help uncover discoveries that might otherwise stay buried inside the flood of information. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/22/h...

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social featured Prof. @dbamman.bsky.social in its 101 in 101 video series, where he talked about how he uses computational methods to analyze books, films and music, to reveal patterns in storytelling, representation and cultural change across the ages.

The largest study of undergraduate AI use suggests the deeper story isn’t misconduct. It’s how quickly AI literacy is becoming a new form of educational privilege, varying sharply by subject and socioeconomic background. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/21/t...

UC Berkeley Astronomy professor Alex Filippenko has been awarded the 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize for his work on supernovae—one of the most prestigious awards for research on the origin and fate of the universe. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/19/a...

🎧 Berkeley Talks: Acclaimed pianist Lara Downes reflects on music’s power to unite across divisions and to express the nation’s most complicated emotions over the past 250 years. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/15/b...

On a sunny Saturday afternoon last weekend, we welcomed a new class of Berkeley alums. Congratulations, Class of 2026! Go Bears! #CalGrad

Psychedelics are becoming more mainstream, according to a study from @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social. Researchers found that more Americans report exposure to psychedelics and growing support for regulated therapeutic use, though concerns about safety still remain. https://bit.ly/4eRwfP5

Graduating student Kelly Mou moved to the U.S. in sixth grade, navigating language barriers and a deep fear of speaking. At UC Berkeley, she learned to find her natural voice and started a theater company. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/12/g...

"Blaming genetics or culture allows society to abdicate responsibility for the avoidable deaths that are happening every day," says Professor Khiara M. Bridges in a Q&A about her new book, 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘺. Read the full article: https://bit.ly/3Rz0ArU #BerkeleyLaw

At commencement, community and connection emerged as a major theme. “Across our differences, we share a responsibility to leave people more free, more safe, more seen and more loved than we found them." — Charles Long, the 2026 University Medalist bit.ly/4fmx5DC

UC Berkeley historian Carla Hesse and chemist Jeffrey Long have been elected to the American Philosophical Society (@amphilsociety.bsky.social)—the oldest learned society in the United States. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/13/t...

As the new home of @berkeleycdss.bsky.social, the state-of-the-art Barbara and Gerson Bakar Gateway building will promote cross-collaboration and accelerate AI-driven discovery. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/13/n...

Charles Long has been awarded the 2026 University Medal—the highest honor given to a graduating senior at UC Berkeley. The 43-year-old sociology and social welfare double major hopes to help reform the criminal justice system that once took his future from him. news.berkeley.edu/2026/05/12/a...

As a linguist, associate professor Nicole Holliday is acutely aware of the social information we carry in our speech. With the rise of accessible AI technology, her work has taken on new stakes. Read more about the “aha” moments powering her research. news.berkeley.edu/2026/04/29/w...