4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (656+ words) UC Berkeley researchers have created a new genomic language model, called GPN-Star, that excels at spotting genetic variants that impact human health. More than two decades after scientists first sequenced the entire human genome — all 3 billion “letters,” or base pairs,…...

3+ week, 23+ hour ago   (254+ words) UC Berkeley will offer a Master of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – a new graduate professional degree program for STEM graduates – starting in fall 2027, with applications opening Sept. 24, 2026. The Master of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (MAIML) is a full-time…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) For the fourth year in a row, UC Berkeley graduates have founded more venture-backed companies than undergraduate alumni from any other university in the world, according to the 2026 PitchBook university rankings. The rankings, released Tuesday (Sept. 1), again placed Berkeley at…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (422+ words) In the latest installment of After Office Hours, Saul Perlmutter recounts his team's discovery of our universe's accelerating expansion. The universe is full of surprises, and Saul Perlmutter knows that better than most. Perlmutter is the latest faculty member featured…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (808+ words) For years, social media companies have faced pressure from users and government watchdogs to stop misinformation from distorting elections, deepening political divisions and undermining Americans’ trust in institutions. But what if dramatically reducing people’s exposure to unreliable sources that frequently…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1693+ words) With an unconventional vision, vast energy and tenacious optimism, UC Berkeley’s Possibility Lab is creating a new model for bringing people and policymakers together. After starting small, it’s setting lofty goals — and winning powerful allies. For the lab and Executive…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (225+ words) NYU philosopher David Chalmers explores how modern large language models challenge our traditional views of identity and ethics by generating short-lived, conversational "selves" rather than operating as a single, permanent mind. In the early days of personal computing, people imagined…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (174+ words) “Our goal is to establish a world-leading hub in computational biomedicine by tightly connecting UC Berkeley and UCSF, and to create new opportunities for the best minds to collaborate in this field,” said Song. “By combining advances in AI with…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (642+ words) A quantum computing chip fabricated at UC Berkeley was chosen by California Gov. Gavin Newsom as one of the state’s contributions to a time capsule to be buried in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday, or semiquincentennial. Among California’s seven contributions…...