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In a huge scientific milestone, scientists at the Innovative Genomics Institute harnessed a new CRISPR technology that can be used to engineer bacteriophages, a long-time challenge due to diverse defense systems that protect their genomes. 

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory discovered a new method of refrigeration called ionocaloric cooling, which could help reduce the effects of global warming.

After six weeks of striking, academic employees represented by United Auto Workers, or UAW, 2865 and SRU-UAW voted to ratify the tentative agreements with the University of California on Friday — bringing an end to the largest academic workers strike in U.S. history. 

After months of bargaining, the United Auto Workers, or UAW, union that represents postdoctoral scholars, academic researchers, academic student employees and graduate student researchers has had enough. At 8 a.m. this morning, 48,000 academic workers across the UC system have gone on strike. As of press time, there is no end in sight.

The most efficient version of the high-performance Energy Sciences Network, or ESnet, was unveiled Tuesday at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. 

Nearly all of the 1,500 graduate students, postdocs and student researchers present at Memorial Glade raised their hands with a resounding “aye!” during the UAW members meeting Thursday, unanimously calling for a statewide strike authorization vote.

Carolyn Bertozzi and John Clauser — two former Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, scientists— were awarded 2022 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physics respectively this week.

A team of researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or Berkeley Lab, has found an innovative way to recycle mixed-plastic products. 

A three-year research study at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, or LBNL, culminated in the discovery of a rare material that makes electronic devices operate faster due to its ability to conduct heat more efficiently. 

Hundreds of graduate student workers, represented by the union United Auto Workers, or UAW, protested UC employment policies on the UC Berkeley campus Tuesday.