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New campuswide project confronts the legacy of U.S. nuclear bombing in the Marshall Islands
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/new-campuswide-project-confronts-the-legacy-of-u-s-nuclear-bombing-in-the-marshall-islands/
Published: October 9, 2026 21:57
Installations and events across UC Berkeley center this Pacific island nation’s stories of nuclear devastation, rising seas and cultural endurance.
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What to know about WarnMe and emergency messages
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/what-to-know-about-warnme-and-emergency-messages/
Published: October 9, 2026 19:05
Read an important reminder about campus safety alerts and how to stay informed during emergencies.
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A global, hardwired pause of frontier AI training is feasible, says new report
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/a-global-hardwired-pause-of-frontier-ai-training-is-feasible-says-new-report/
Published: October 9, 2026 18:58
Scholars from top institutions, including UC Berkeley, have released a study that maps out — and confirms the viability of — such a pause.
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Using AI for just 10 minutes erodes your ability to persist at hard things
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/using-ai-for-just-10-minutes-erodes-your-ability-to-persist-at-hard-things/
Published: October 9, 2026 17:10
A UC Berkeley researcher co-authored a study that raises profound questions about how we interact with artificial intelligence in education — and daily life.
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Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature, with a chapter at UC Berkeley
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/08/anne-carson-wins-a-nobel-prize-in-literature-with-a-chapter-at-uc-berkeley/
Published: October 8, 2026 21:37
Carson served as the 2000–01 Holloway Lecturer in the Practice of Poetry, an appointment that brings distinguished poets to Berkeley to teach and share their work with students.
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Watch: How UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Laboratory leads NASA missions like ESCAPADE
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/08/watch-how-uc-berkeleys-space-sciences-laboratory-leads-nasa-missions-like-escapade/
Published: October 8, 2026 21:14
Perched high in the hills above campus, it's one of only two university-based centers in the U.S. capable of managing the entire life cycle of a satellite mission.
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Berkeley helped make IceCube a success — and earn its leader the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/08/berkeley-helped-make-icecube-a-success-and-earn-its-leader-the-2026-nobel-prize-in-physics/
Published: October 8, 2026 19:30
When Francis Halzen first proposed an experiment in the Antarctic ice to detect high-energy neutrinos, Berkeley’s Buford Price was all in.
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As the suicide rate grows among Black youth, here’s where a Berkeley researcher sees reason for hope
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/07/as-the-suicide-rate-grows-among-black-youth-heres-where-a-berkeley-researcher-sees-reason-for-hope/
Published: October 7, 2026 23:13
By focusing on cultural, familial and community strengths, Jasmin Brooks Stephens says we can support the mental health of kids and young adults long before a crisis occurs.
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A UC Berkeley undergraduate’s research leads to an astronomical first
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/06/a-uc-berkeley-undergraduates-research-leads-to-an-astronomical-first/
Published: October 6, 2026 21:28
A new study by a first-year student may solve a puzzle regarding isolated galaxies that have stopped producing stars.
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U.S. builds a ‘systematic’ global deportation network, violating migrant rights, study finds
https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/05/u-s-builds-a-systematic-global-deportation-network-violating-migrant-rights-study-finds/
Published: October 5, 2026 20:44
Agreements made by the Trump administration allow for quick deportation of migrants to foreign nations that are not their own, often in violation of U.S. law, says a report from the Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley.
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