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Arts & culture

Fakes, replicas and forgeries: What counts as art?

In the early 2000s, UC Berkeley rhetoric professor Winnie Wong visited Dafen village in China, where artists painted replicas of famous pieces like the Mona Lisa and Starry Night. It dramatically changed how she thinks about art and those who make it.

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Research

UC Berkeley engineers create world’s smallest wireless flying robot

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Research

Streaming brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech

Ashmita Kumar holds a prize from startup competition at UC Berkeley.

People

With AI and an iPhone, UC Berkeley student’s startup aims to detect stroke signs and save lives

Spotlight: Federal Updates

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UC updates on federal policy issues

A message about our commitment to UC Berkeley’s values and mission

protesters in a crowd with signs reading Science Saves Lives, Don't Silence Science and Fascism Hates Science

Researchers and students gather in Sproul Plaza to ‘Stand up for Science’

Research

an outline of the human brain as seen from the side, filled with images of high-fat foods

Mind & body

Scientists discover why obesity takes away the pleasure of eating

New study finds that obesity reduces a specific brain chemical, lowering the desire to consume high-calorie foods. Boosting it can aid weight loss.

Various members of the Khmer community sit at rows of tables at a room. Many of them appear to be engaged in conversation. One wears a flower in her hair, while another is smiling serenely while wearing a fur hat.

Humanities

The complex story of how the pandemic impacted the Asian American diaspora

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Research

No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb — until now

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Research

Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji

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Research

Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science

Arts & culture

A room of people look at a bespectacled man perched on a desk, legs crossed, with a notebook on his lap.

Ever heard of Fred Ross Sr.? New documentary chronicles the legendary organizer’s work

Fiona McFarlane holds an award for The Story Prize and smiles

English Professor Fiona McFarlane’s ‘Highway Thirteen’ wins The Story Prize

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Podcasts

Alex Filippenko and Pat Joseph talk onstage

The Edge: Life, the universe and everything with Berkeley astrophysicist Alex Filippenko

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Berkeley Talks: Law professors debate originalism

People

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Seven faculty members named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Ron Rivera pictured on field as head coach of the Washington Commanders.

Ron Rivera announced as general manager of Cal football program

Campus & community

A celebration on Feb. 20, 2025, welcomed 27 new recipients of the African American Initiative Scholarship.

‘Berkeley has become my village:’ Celebration honors 2024–25 African American Initiative scholars

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Meet three Black trailblazers in STEM

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