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.

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.

A UC Berkeley demographer (and cartoonist) seeks to reduce the gap in statistical data available about populations in developing nations.

In a forthcoming book, UC Berkeley Professor of History Thomas Laqueur examines how the peculiar relationship between the living and dead has evolved over time.

Psychologist Paul Piff studies the link between wealth and social behavior, and shows how economic inequality shapes—and is shaped by—the mind.

Mountains have played an important and changing role in European history over the past few centuries, according to a UC Berkeley historian.

UC Berkeley’s Human Rights Center has taken a lead role in assessing the International Criminal Court’s groundbreaking witness program.

What does the U.S. military have to do with the mysterious collapse of the bee population? A UC Berkeley geography professor looks into it.

Does Alzheimer’s run in your family? Challenge your brain. Recent research suggests that a lifetime of intellectual stimulation can reduce symptoms for people who are genetically at risk for the dementia-causing disease.

Fighting stigma, helping orphans, and empowering women are popular areas of funding for AIDS-prevention efforts in Africa, but not because they are the most effective strategies.