Campus Science News

The following news items are from various campus, college and department sources.

A photo of buildings in an urban, tropical environment with palm trees and water features visible June 17, 2025

A recent study by ESPM professor Rachel Carlson explores whether Hawaiian businesses are willing to pay to protect coral ecosystems.

Three researchers in a low-lit room look at algae in a photobioreactor. June 16, 2025

Postdoctoral researcher Sunnyjoy Dupuis, PhD '25 Microbiology,  writes about the PMB and QB3-Berkeley scientists peeking in on algae at night to discover how the organisms prepare for another stressful day on the job.

Image of Ali Odeh June 13, 2025

2024 Bearhs Environmental Leadership Program participant Ali Odeh leads water service providers in Palestine.

Doudna supercomputerThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced a new contract with Dell Technologies to develop a supercomputer named after Jennifer Doudna at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). The new flagship computer, NERSC-10, will support large-scale high-performance computing workloads that make cutting-edge science possible. Read the announcement from the Berkeley Lab here

Aluna, a company spun out of an undergraduate capstone project by alumna Charvi Shetty, has been acquired by Huma. Aluna developed an easy and fun remote monitoring system for respiratory diseases, which will now be able to reach patients in Huma's more than 150 U.S. health systems, serving over 500,000 people.
A woman and child walk through the aisles of a grocery store. Several food packages are visible on both sides of them. June 12, 2025

A recent study from Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology researchers identifies opportunities to improve maternal health through the WIC program.