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Published May 12, 2015
After the Maidan
UC Berkeley scholars present diverse viewpoints on the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Published May 7, 2015
Battling Ebola
A UC Berkeley professor has been part of a network of researchers working to apply local anthropological knowledge in the fight to contain the most deadly Ebola outbreak in history.
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Published May 7, 2015
Liz Carlisle: “Lentils to the Rescue”
Can lentils save American farms from drought? As California struggles with a water crisis, a UC Berkeley fellow shows how legumes can reduce dependence on irrigation.
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Published May 5, 2015
Center on the Politics of Development
A UC Berkeley research center advances mixed-methods research on development, envisions public policy solutions, and advocates for sustainable changes to the governance of developing communities.
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Published April 23, 2015
Emmanuel Letouzé: “Data for Development”
UC Berkeley demographer (and cartoonist) Emmanuel Letouzé seeks to reduce the gap in statistical data available about populations in developing nations.
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Published April 1, 2015
Paul K. Piff: “Are the Wealthy More Narcissistic?”
Psychologist Paul Piff studies the link between wealth and social behavior, and shows how economic inequality shapes—and is shaped by—the mind.
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Published March 30, 2015
Kerwin Klein: “Mountain Views”
Europeans used to regard mountains as fearsome and unapproachable, but this perception has shifted over time, says UC Berkeley Professor of History Kerwin Klein.
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Published December 29, 2014
Bearing Witness
UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center has taken a lead role in assessing the International Criminal Court’s groundbreaking witness program.
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Published December 27, 2014
Bee Killers
The bodies and behaviors of bees have been dramatically transformed by human beings—including the U.S. military—according to UC Berkeley geographer Jake Kosek.
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Published December 20, 2014
Brain Exercise and Alzheimer’s
A postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley investigated whether a lifetime of cognitive exercise could mitigate the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Published December 17, 2014
Africa’s AIDS Industry
Efforts to prevent the spread of AIDS in Africa tend to follow the same script, even though the methods are largely ineffective, according to a paper co-authored by a UC Berkeley sociologist.
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Published December 9, 2014
A New World of Mapping
UC Berkeley cartographer Darin Jensen is exploring novel ways to detail information about the world around us.
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