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Job burnout is a billion-dollar problem. Can we fix it, despite COVID-19?

Labor Day is here — a perfect time to reflect on job burnout, a problem that’s gotten worse with the pandemic. But the current workplace upheaval is also an opportunity to make real change, says UC Berkeley researcher Christina Maslach.

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Why negative campaigning works — and how to fight it

Insults and attacks always seem to get our attention, in politics and otherwise. Can we train our brains to flip these negative frames?

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How to rethink your New Year's resolutions (according to science)

The question-behavior effect, a cognitive quirk, can set your new actions up for success.

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Famous UC writers on their favorite books

UC’s leading literary lights give us ideas for a holiday read.

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How the census overlooks the LGBTQ community

The census is finally counting same-sex couples — but it's missing everyone else.

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The day California wine beat France

How two blind taste tests stunned the experts and changed the way the world drinks (and thinks about) wine.

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UC President announces National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement

The University of California – birthplace of the Free Speech Movement – will open a center in Washington DC devoted to First Amendment issues.

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What can you do with a humanities degree? A new UC Santa Cruz course has answers

A new course introduces students to the professional possibilities of a humanities education while helping them develop collaboration, leadership, and communication skills that extend far beyond the classroom.
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The largest study of AI use by undergrads is in, revealing disparities in access — and in cheating

Researchers found that how student use, and misuse, AI varies by subject and by socioeconomics.
UC Berkeley |

For Black Americans, wealth offers scant protection from pregnancy risks, scholar finds

In a new book, UC Berkeley scholar Khiara M. Bridges shows the dangerous impact of interpersonal and structural racism transcends class.
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UC scholars and alumni elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Meet UC’s new leading lights of arts and sciences
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10 hidden treasures from UC special collections

From comic books to political posters and a Shakespearean tome, get a peek at some of the extraordinary objects housed in UC libraries and archives.