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Paul Alivisatos named 2021 Priestley Medalist
June 25, 2020
Paul Alivisatos, Samsung Distinguished Professor of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology and UC Berkeley professor of Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering, has been awarded the 2021 Priestley Medal.
New partnership seeds microbiome research
June 11, 2020
Scientists at UC Berkeley’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UCSF, and UC Davis have formed a Tri-Institutional Partnership in Microbiome Research (TrIP Microbiome) to leverage their collective expertise.
Scientists pivot to COVID-19 research, hoping for quick results to deal with pandemic
May 19, 2020
Seven new COVID-19 research projects at UC Berkeley can turn up new diagnostics and potential treatments for COVID-19 within months.
Campus lab takes COVID-19 testing to utility workers, underserved
May 13, 2020
The COVID-19 pop up lab started by Jennifer Doudna and other scientists from UC Berkeley’s Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) has now branched out to assessing a broader range of people potentially exposed to the coronavirus, including front-line responders who are at risk of infection daily.
Applications open: science writing workshop for QB3-Berkeley graduate students and postdocs
April 30, 2020
Applications are now open for a workshop for QB3-Berkeley graduate students and postdocs, Science Writing for the Public: Share Your Research and Connect with Audiences.
‘Liquid gold’: UC Berkeley lab makes free hand sanitizer for the needy
April 29, 2020
UC Berkeley faculty Robert Tjian and Xavier Darzacq encourage labs in other UC Berkeley buildings to start producing sanitizer for places in the East Bay and San Francisco that serve populations whose safety has been largely ignored as the COVID-19 pandemic rips through the state.
Urban slums are uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19. Here’s how to help
April 27, 2020
In a new report published in the Journal of Urban Health, public health experts and epidemiologists, including UC Berkeley Dr. Lee Riley, provide eight urgent recommendations for reducing the impact of COVID-19 on people living in poverty.