Posts by Kara Manke

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Campus & community

Bakar ClimatEnginuity Hub: Berkeley’s new home for climate innovation

A new incubator on the west side of campus will provide resources and support to entrepreneurs in renewable energy and clean technology.

A small green parrot stands at the entrance to an artificial nest box, which is constructed from a wide PVC pipe. Five parrotlet babies stick their heads out of the nest entrance.

Research

Why parrots sometimes adopt — or kill — each other’s babies

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Politics & society

How to keep AI from killing us all

Water flows through a series of concrete channels that zig-zag across a dry, grassy mountainside. In the foreground, Two researchers are placing a wood-framed mesh grid into one of the channels to prevent fish from entering the experiment. Snowy mountain peaks rise up in the background.

Research

What artificial streams can teach us about insects, algae and our changing climate

An Egyptian fruit bat hangs upside down from a branch.

What bats can teach us about the evolution of human speech

A portrait of Vishal Subramanyan holding a large camera.

How a pair of Bay Area bobcats fueled one student’s passion for wildlife photography

Side-by-side headshots of Ashok Gadgil and Boris Rubinsky

Two UC Berkeley engineers elected to the National Academy of Inventors

A photo of a prescribed burn in a conifer forest. The fire burns across the forest floor, generating flames and smoke, but does not extend into the branches of the trees. In the distance, a person wearing yellow fire protection gear is holding out a drip torch.

Twenty-year study confirms California forests are healthier when burned — or thinned

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How to use AI for discovery — without leading science astray

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Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior

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Five UC Berkeley-led projects awarded California Climate Action Grants

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Racial gap in air quality may persist under Biden program, study finds

A camera trap photo shows a coyote exploring a charred landscape

Hidden cameras spot wildlife returning home after 2018 megafire

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Rising groundwater threatens thousands of toxic sites in the Bay Area

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UC Berkeley’s 30,000-piece costume collection offers a ‘variety of weirdness’

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As rising seas disrupt toxic sites, communities of color are at most risk