Was the Hurricane Katrina disaster a failure of engineering or human organizations? UC Berkeley's Center for Catastrophic Risk Management seeks new approaches for mitigating the risks of large-scale disasters.
 

Why did the city-state model give way to the nation-state—and what does Boston have to do it?

Through overcrowding, lockdowns, and medical neglect, the conditions in U.S. prisons have become unconstitutional, according to UC Berkeley legal scholar Jonathan Simon.

New research on why state-building interventions succeed in some nations and not others.

Do urban planners ask enough hard questions? A UC Berkeley working group tackles "critical urbanisms" to challenge the conventional wisdom.

Two Berkeley professors argue that ADHD must be understood as both a social and biological condition.

A groundbreaking long-term study by UC Berkeley researchers shows that playing with children has a profound impact on their future incomes.

How should GMOs, fracking, and other technologies be regulated? A UC Berkeley working group considers the options.

Need a lift? A new research-based app to boost emotional well-being is in development.

Are our unconscious minds better at sniffing out lies than our conscious minds? Yes, according to recent research co-led by a psychologist at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business.