November 14, 2023
The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine 2023 is awarded in equal shares to Patrick Cramer, Director, Department of Molecular Biology, Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and President-Elect…
November 08, 2023
A new self-assembling nanosheet could radically accelerate the development of functional and sustainable nanomaterials for electronics, energy storage, health and safety, and more. Developed by a team led by Lawrence…
October 31, 2023
Opportunity to Innovate and Good Timing! Innovation and timing often collide to produce remarkable opportunities. Spring 2023 ushered in such a moment with the convergence of minds from California Institute for…
October 26, 2023
Today, Schmidt Futures announced the 2023 cohort of the Schmidt Science Polymath Program, recognizing nine recently-tenured (or equivalent status) professors with remarkable track records and the desire to explore risky…
September 29, 2023
The culture and spirit of innovation at UC Berkeley throughout history can be seen in the changemakers — the Berkeley students, researchers, entrepreneurs, faculty members and alumni — who have…
September 25, 2023
Viruses are often associated with disease, but many viruses are benign and even helpful, like bacteriophages that eat harmful, antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Now, Berkeley researchers have reported that engineered viruses also can generate…
September 19, 2023
The time and money required to engineer microbes to produce vital medicines and chemicals can be dramatically reduced with a new model-based method Using engineered microbes as microscopic factories has given…
September 15, 2023
UC Berkeley CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna is one of 60 Nobel Prize winners captured by renowned German photographer Herlinde Koelbl in striking black and white portraits that spotlight on the…