April 24, 2026
Protein-based spider silk inspires new fibers sourced from compost In a bold effort to address the growing challenge of textile waste in landfills, the Bezos Earth Fund has awarded $10 million to research led by engineers and scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, to develop biodegradable fibers that can rival the strength and flexibility…
April 17, 2026
A journalist, a historian, a biologist and a bioengineer will receive a stipend to pursue independent work under “the freest possible conditions.” From Zora Neale Hurston to Jennifer Doudna, winners of the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship are known for artistic creations, scientific discoveries and groundbreaking scholarship that fundamentally transform our world. This year, four UC Berkeley…
April 03, 2026
Ahmad Omar is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His research group leverages statistical mechanics and computer simulations to understand the emergent properties of soft condensed matter. By bridging microscopic details with macroscopic phenomena, the Omar lab explores diverse areas such as the self-assembly of complex phases and the dynamics…
March 26, 2026
The newly elected AAAS Fellows include a tech pioneer, the author of a book on nature’s poisons and a neuroscientist who can decode what you are seeing from your brain wave activity. Eleven UC Berkeley faculty members have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest…
March 25, 2026
A miniaturized system developed by UC Berkeley researchers can mimic the effects of nearly four decades of aging with high accuracy, potentially enabling rapid drug development and cheaper testing. Over one billion people worldwide are over 60, and the population is projected to more than double by 2050. But as more people live into their…
February 17, 2026
A Sloan Research Fellowship is one of the most prestigious awards available to early-career researchers. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation today announced the names of the 126 early-career researchers selected to receive 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships, including seven from UC Berkeley. The fellowships honor exceptional scholars in the U.S. and Canada whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments…
February 12, 2026
Amy Herr, a QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate and professor of bioengineering, has been awarded a 2026 Weill Neurohub Investigator Award. The award supports her research project, “The Protein Code of Brain Aging: From Molecules to Mechanisms.” The Weill Neurohub Investigator program is designed to fund high-impact, interdisciplinary research that leverages expertise across UC Berkeley, UCSF, and…
February 11, 2026
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced this week that four UC Berkeley faculty — including QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate Jennifer Doudna — have been elected to its ranks. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice…