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Deadline extended to May 19: QB3-Berkeley seeks student communications assistant

QB3-Berkeley seeks a talented, reliable, organized, and design-minded student to join our team as a communications and administrative assistant. This position will work with QB3-Berkeley’s leadership to help us communicate our research, outreach, programming, and events to the UC Berkeley community and beyond. UC Berkeley students who have strong verbal and written communication skills and…

Collage photo of headshots of the 8 UC Berkeley faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences in 2025.

National Academy of Sciences adds eight from UC Berkeley to its ranks

The National Academy of Sciences has added eight UC Berkeley faculty members to its esteemed ranks of scholars and experts who advise governments and other organizations on subjects in academic fields ranging from chemistry and physics to psychology and economic policy. This year’s election of 120 members and 30 international members recognizes scholars’ distinguished and…

Donald Rio elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Six UC Berkeley faculty members from a diverse range of fields are among nearly 250 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the organization announced in a recent press release. The new Berkeley electees include leading experts in mathematics, statistics, computer science, molecular biology, neurobiology and comparative literature. Since 1780, the…

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Markita del Carpio Landry receives prestigious Guggenheim fellowship

This year two UC Berkeley faculty members have been awarded a Guggenheim fellowship. Philosopher Hannah Ginsborg will use the award to write a book about the relation between norms and reasons, while chemical engineer Markita del Carpio Landry will try to find molecules in little-studied plants that could treat neurological disorders. For the past 100…

How my first fish expedition found a species on the brink of extinction

When most people hear about a fishing expedition in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, they might picture researchers snorkeling through coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea or diving into crystal-clear cenotes, surrounded by postcard-perfect scenery. But nothing I had imagined—or Googled—before my first field trip came close to the reality we faced in our search for pupfishes.…

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Markita del Carpio Landry named Guggenheim Fellow

The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced today their appointment of the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows, including 198 distinguished individuals working across 53 disciplines. QB3-Berkeley faculty affiliate Markita del Carpio Landry is among this year’s class of fellows. Chosen through a rigorous application and peer review process from a…

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Focus on: PhD candidate Marco Dueñas

This month, we’re highlighting a trainee in a QB3-Berkeley lab by speaking with Marco Dueñas, who is a plant biology PhD candidate in Sabeeha Merchant’s lab. His research focuses on using green algae as a platform for fundamental discovery and synthetic biology.  QB3-Berkeley: What inspired you to pursue research in this field and to join…