California Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing Prop. 50 to offset Texas’ move to gin up new GOP congressional seats. But as other red states follow suit, Democrats lack good answers, says UC Berkeley political scientist Eric Schickler.| Berkeley News
From using smartphone data to predict mental health relapses to leading French Club, Asher Cohen found community — and opportunities to serve others — in a myriad of corners of campus.| Berkeley News
Chronic stress is known to cause major health problems, yet acute stress is thought to improve people's performance and health. A new study by UC Berkeley professor Daniela Kaufer shows why that is. Stress generates new nerve cells in the brain that, two weeks later, help people learn better.| Berkeley News
Footprints preserved in mud in New Mexico were made by humans thousands of years before any people were thought to be in the Americas| Berkeley News
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The Building Bridges course encourages students to think like entrepreneurs and "see that technology can be used for good.”| Berkeley News
Habeas corpus is an archaic term, but it reflects a core value of American democracy. UC Berkeley law professor Amanda Tyler says today’s fight over government power to detain people without due process could foreshadow a historic constitutional crisis.| Berkeley News
Seismic data from NASA's Insight lander indicate deep, porous rock filled with liquid water| Berkeley News