By collecting veterans’ stories, law student seeks to honor their service

UC Berkeley computer scientist Emma Pierson believes we can use AI to improve our healthcare and criminal justice systems — but only if we design these algorithms with an eye toward equality. The post AI has a bias problem. Can we build…

Three new reports from the influential UC Berkeley policy lab explore a positive future for housing, energy and transportation in California and beyond. The post Possibility Lab: Creating abundance in the built environment appeared first…

Watch UC Berkeley Dean Steve Kahn explain how curiosity-driven research fuels the breakthroughs of tomorrow in just 101 seconds. The post From quantum theory to the modern laser: Why ‘basic science’ is the foundation of innovation appeared…

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This approach could treat deadly, drug-resistant infections by starving harmful bacteria of necessary nutrients. The post UC Berkeley researchers are using probiotics to ‘crowd out’ lung pathogens appeared first on Berkeley…

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From guiding the Library through the pandemic to reimagining Moffitt, Elizabeth Dupuis retires this January after 23 years of tireless student advocacy and steady leadership that reshaped the campus experience. The post ‘Stay curious’:…