Poor sleep can literally kill your social life. UC Berkeley researchers have found that sleep-deprived people feel lonelier and less inclined to engage with others, avoiding close contact in much the... Read more
The following statement was drafted by the ‘Open Letter’ Positive Action Team formed by the department in late 2017 to ‘create public facing statements affirming our department’s mission and values’... Read more
When it comes to understanding what makes people tick — and get sick — medical science has long assumed that the bigger the sample of human subjects, the better. But new research led by UC Berkeley... Read more
In a region of India with a long history of tension between Hindus and Muslims, children of different faiths are showing unexpected tolerance for one another’s religious beliefs and customs,... Read more
We are pleased to announce that Prof Lucia Jacobs has won Radcliffe Institute Fellowship 2018-2019 The full list of fellows is online at www.radcliffe.edu/fellows2018Read more
We are pleased to announce that Prof Roberet Levenson was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences We are pleased to announce that Prof Roberet Levenson was elected to the American... Read more
Three UC Berkeley professors are among this year’s 175 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellows. The prestigious annual Guggenheim fellowships recognize scholars with impressive past... Read more
It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the death of a cherished colleague Professor Martin V. Covington. He passed away on January 29, 2018, peacefully, at his beloved home in Sea Ranch,... Read more
Anne Treisman was a Professor of Psychology at UC, Berkeley from 1986 through 1994. She often said that these were some of the happiest years of her professional life. These were the years that she... Read more
What are voice-controlled personal assistants like Alexa and Siri to do when faced with words like “face” that have multiple meanings ranging from a body part to an action? Words like “face” have... Read more