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    Researchers uncover new rules for designing protein-like polymers

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    Two UC Berkeley professors elected to the National Academy of Inventors

    Ana Claudia Arias and Tahir Ghani named as 2025 fellows

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Professor Jennifer Doudna works with a student in her biochemistry lab.

UC Berkeley study shows how patenting boosts pure research

Researchers who both publish papers and file patents were found to produce work that is more novel and more influential
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Material intelligence

Science meets shapeshifting at the Morphing Matter Lab
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Phillip Messersmith examines a sample of asparaglue.

Nature provides the answers

Phillip Messersmith harnesses the natural world to engineer medical innovations
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Chancellor Rich Lyons is seated in a Formula Electric racing car during open house at Richmond Field Station. (Photo by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

SOAR labs have liftoff at Richmond Field Station

Launch of Student Organization Applied Research facility begins new era of student innovation
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Number of Berkeley Engineering undergraduate and graduate programs ranked in the Top 5 nationally by U.S. News & World Report.

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Stellar faculty

Our current and emeritus faculty includes 71 members of the National Academy of Engineering.

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UCOP and campus updates on federal actions

For more information the recent federal actions, please visit the UCOP federal updates page and the UC Berkeley federal updates page.

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