Carol Nekesa doesn’t know if she was ever infected by parasitic worms. But it’s likely, she says, since most kids in her community had them. “It was just a normal part of childhood,” she says. Carol g...

When Professor Gül Dölen joined UC Berkeley’s neuroscience and psychology departments in January 2024, the influential scientist got to work designing her new lab and office. Now, after an extensive r...

Political scientists have long assumed that the American constitutional system was a durable safeguard against authoritarian leadership. Checks and balances, separation of powers and federalism were d...

For decades, scientists believed that humans learn mainly by getting rewards — when a choice leads to a good outcome, we stick with it; when it doesn’t, we try something new. But a new UC Berkeley stu...

From graduating college to dealing with health problems, major life changes can disrupt our social world. A forthcoming book, “Personal Networks over the Life Course: Dynamic Perspectives,” which was ...

New Berkeley Economics research finds that college alumni networks play a significant role in where people move after losing a job, suggesting social connections can influence relocation decisions as ...

As Californians prepare to vote on Proposition 40 this November — which proposes a one-time 5% wealth tax on residents worth over $1 billion — the debate over wealth inequality is becoming more than j...

Before baseball’s opening day, UC Berkeley professor David Henkin talks about his new book, the origin of statistics mania and whether the sport has ever truly been “uniquely American.”

Asked if his new book on the history of capitalism is hopeful, Trevor Jackson outright laughs. The UC Berkeley history professor has spent his career documenting the rise of the economic system that o...

UC Berkeley is renowned for its academic rigor across departments and disciplines. For professors Elora Shehabuddin and Ussama Makdisi, it is also what made them decide to make Berkeley their home. As...

A UC Berkeley African American Studies alumnus’ research is reframing how Black protest is understood by arguing that public perception is shaped less by protest itself and more by how it is presented...

Scientists have traditionally treated the internal mathematical layers of artificial intelligence — often described as AI’s “black boxes” — as too abstract and complex for humans to fully interpret. B...

When inflation spiked after COVID-19, many critics accused the Federal Reserve of abandoning traditional monetary policy. In a study presented at the 2025 Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium, UC Be...

UC Berkeley Political Science Professor Cecilia Hyunjung Mo recently received several global research grants to confront some of the world’s most urgent challenges: human trafficking, child exploitati...

Our current historical moment may signal the unraveling of the post-1945 world order, according to researchers from UC Berkeley and Columbia University. Recent shifts in U.S. governance have had rippl...

In the debut of our new After Office Hours series, linguist Nicole Holliday reveals the signals hidden in how we speak.

California has long been seen as the “land of opportunity,” but a new report from the Berkeley Economy

AI may be advancing rapidly, but as the UC Berkeley developmental psychologist explains, the next leap in technology depends on replicating the unique forms of human intelligence cultivated during chi...

Two of the country's most influential economists stepped onto a UC Berkeley stage earlier this month to debate one of California's biggest political and economic questions: Should billionaires pay more to help fund healthcare? Hosted by the Berkeley Pol...

Billionaire wealth has reached historic highs — and so has their power. UC Berkeley and Paris School of Economics Professor Gabriel Zucman, a world-renowned expert on wealth inequality and global tax ...

In many ways, California is seen as a model for climate leadership. The state has managed to grow its economy while reducing emissions, and its climate policies have often set the tone for the rest of...

A new UC Berkeley Economics study finds that online news algorithms can quietly push readers toward more polarized views by reinforcing what they already believe. The research from Berkeley Economics ...

Trying to be happy can sometimes have the opposite effect. A new review of previous psychology research, titled “The pursuit of happiness: pitfalls and promises,” by Iris Mauss, a UC Berkeley psycholo...