Article
Interview
Published June 17, 2022
How CRISPR Became Routine
Read a Matrix visual interview with Santiago Molina, a Postdoctoral Fellow at Northwestern University, who researches how CRISPR, the genetic engineering technology, has become an everyday part of scientific practice.
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Recap
Published December 10, 2021
Berkeley Psychology 100 Year Celebration
Recorded on December 8, 2021, this video features a series of talks by members of the University of California, Berkeley Department of Psychology, in celebration of the department's 100th anniversary. The event featured “lightning talks," short form-presentations from four distinguished members of the faculty, showcasing the exciting research being conducted in this top-ranked department.
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Recap
Published March 15, 2021
Pandemic Lessons: Assessing Educational Inequalities in the Wake of COVID-19
Presented by the University of California, Berkeley's Social Science Matrix on March 9, 2021, this video features an online panel discussion addressing what we have learned about educational inequalities after a year of pandemic-related school closures.
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Article
Published September 15, 2020
Social Science Prediction Platform
An interview with Stefano DellaVigna, Professor of Economics and Business Administration at the University of California, Berkeley.
Learn More >Grants and Opportunities
Published June 2, 2020
2020 Social Science Division Distinguished Teaching and Service Awards
Raka Ray, Dean of the Division of Social Sciences, honors instructors for overcoming challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Published April 17, 2020
Student Futures and Life Under COVID-19
Michael Watts writes that innovative solutions are needed to support students and universities in the era of COVID-19.
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Article
Published April 8, 2020
Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development
A Q&A with Carlos Schmidt-Padilla, PhD Candidate in the UC Berkeley Department of Political Science, on his research showing the staggering economic toll of living within gang-controlled territory.
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Article and News
Published March 27, 2020
COVID-19: UC Berkeley Social Sciences Portal
A portal for insights about the COVID-19 pandemic from the UC Berkeley social science community
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News
Published July 31, 2019
Erasmus+ Mobility Grants Awarded
EU-funded program supports exchange between faculty, staff, and students from UC Berkeley and Freie Universität Berlin.
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Article
Published May 30, 2017
Network for Adolescent Well-being and Development (NAWD)
Matrix has produced a three-minute video profiling the “Network for Adolescent Well-being and Development” (NAWD), a Social Science Matrix Project Team that ran during the 2016-2017 academic year.
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Published February 17, 2016
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton: “Peering Inside the Achievement Gap”
UC Berkeley social psychologist Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton researches the far-reaching effects that stereotypes and prejudice can have on minority student performance and considers new support systems to help address this challenge.
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Article
Published September 23, 2014
Population and Climate Change
A team of UC Berkeley researchers warn that unless action is taken, certain countries will likely face dire rates of starvation and disease.
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