Posts by Robert Sanders

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Mind & body

New study shows how the brain reacts emotionally to the real world

Scientists reveal how brain activity predicts a person's response — normal or abnormal — to an emotionally charged image

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Research

With a new, incredibly precise instrument, Berkeley researchers narrow search for dark energy

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Research

Working with Tribal nations to preserve pinyon forests and pine nuts

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Awards

UC Berkeley neuroscientist and nanoscientist among this year’s Kavli Prize winners

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With new, sharper optics, Arizona telescope captures rare images of Jupiter’s moon Io

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Tracking down the genetic causes of lupus to personalize treatment

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Bakar Fellows program partners with Academic Innovation Catalyst to announce 2024 Spark Awards

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A conversation with outgoing biological sciences dean Michael Botchan

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Far from toxic, lactate rivals glucose as body’s major fuel after a carbohydrate meal

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Accompanied by protests, UC Berkeley graduates celebrate a milestone

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An adjuvant made in yeast could lower vaccine cost and boost availability

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Tutoring at San Quentin helped UC Berkeley’s top senior define his future

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UC Berkeley faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences

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The double-fanged adolescence of saber-toothed cats

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Record-breaking heat and humidity predicted for tropics this summer

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Six UC Berkeley scientists elected lifetime fellows of AAAS