Kara J. Manke

Berkeley News • 4th May 2022

What is the role of reparations in delivering climate justice?

At a panel event on Thursday, leading climate experts will discuss how reparations for slavery and colonialism are essential to building a more just and equitable world in the wake of the climate crisis

Berkeley News • 7th April 2022

Engineered crystals could help computers run on less power

A new material created by University of California, Berkeley, researchers could reduce the energy required to control advanced silicon transistors

Berkeley News • 31st March 2022

Polynesian Island yields ‘treasure trove’ of fungal biodiversity

A new Berkeley study provides the first detailed description of the stunning array of fungi that make their home on the South Pacific island of Mo’orea

Berkeley News • 30th March 2022

UC Berkeley drills 400-foot borehole to explore geothermal heating on campus

The borehole will be used to help determine whether a geothermal heat pump system could be integrated into the campus's long-term plans for decarbonizing its energy system

Berkeley News • 14th March 2022

How Indigenous burning shaped the Klamath’s forests for a millennia

A new study combines paleoecological data with Indigenous and fire histories to show how cultural burning helped maintain the region’s forests through periods of climate variability

Berkeley News • 28th February 2022

U.N. climate report underscores urgency of cutting carbon emissions

Global warming is already driving rampant wildfire and the extinction of plant and animal species, said report lead author and UC Berkeley professor Patrick Gonzalez

Berkeley News • 1st February 2022

Lessons on wildfire resilience from a 4,000-acre forest lab

UC Berkeley’s Blodgett Forest Research Station models how California can reduce the risk of severe wildfire and improve the ecological health of its forests

Berkeley News • 11th January 2022

Study: Safe drinking water remains out of reach for many Californians

The first comprehensive analysis of drinking water quality in California finds that 370,000 or more rely on drinking water that may contain unsafe chemical contaminants and communities of color are more likely to be impacted

Berkeley News • 13th December 2021

Want to limit carbon and curb wildfire? Create a market for small trees

Forest thinning treatments are critical to reducing wildfire risk – but they come at a high cost, and can release stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere

Berkeley News • 12th November 2021

Could liposomes be the unsung heroes of the pandemic?

Berkeley engineers use liposomes to create new SARS-CoV-2 mimics which, when paired with a new DNA-patterning technique, could enable safe development of new COVID-19 diagnostic platforms and efficient testing of antibody therapies

Berkeley News • 4th November 2021

A wellness check for Tilden Park’s turtles

Former UC Berkeley postdoctoral scholar Max Lambert and a team of wildlife experts check in on the health of a community of Western pond turtles living in Jewel Lake

Berkeley News • 21st October 2021

Bat study reveals secrets of the social brain

Neuroscientists measure the neural activity of freely interacting Egyptian fruit bats, providing the first glimpse into how the brain processes group communication

Berkeley News • 21st September 2021

When extreme events are no longer rare: Lessons from Hurricane Ida

After documenting the destruction in Louisiana, a Berkeley engineer shares thoughts on designing resilient infrastructure for a warming world

Berkeley News • 1st September 2021

Salinas Valley teens find green cleaning is worth the hype

High school students worked with UC Berkeley researchers to test whether switching to green cleaning reduces users’ exposure to harmful chemicals

Berkeley News • 31st August 2021

How much wildfire smoke is infiltrating our homes?

Scientists used data from a crowdsourced network of sensors to find out how well Californians are able to keep the air inside their homes safe on smoky days

Berkeley News • 9th August 2021

How wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed

Half a century of allowing lightning fires to burn in Yosemite’s Illilouette Creek Basin has recreated a lost forest ecosystem that is far more resilient to the impacts of drought, wildfire and climate change

Berkeley News • 28th July 2021

The biggest perk to being a Berkeley Nobelist? Free parking.

When the customs agent at San Francisco International Airport asked Reinhard Genzel why he was visiting America, Genzel had a pretty good answer ready. “I said, ‘Well, I’m an emeritus professor from UC Berkeley, and this is my first opportunity to...

Berkeley News • 20th July 2021

COVID-19: We can’t predict what’s next. But here’s what we can do now.

The highly transmissible Delta variant brings a new set of risks, but with caution and the right set of tools, we can stave off the worst, UC Berkeley public health expert says

Berkeley News • 8th July 2021

A peek inside a flying bat’s brain uncovers clues to mammalian navigation

A new study shows that many mammals have a neural "GPS System" that not only tracks their location in space, but also in the near future

Berkeley News • 2nd July 2021

Insect-sized robot navigates mazes with the agility of a cheetah

This flexible, durable robot can traverse complex terrain and quickly swerve to avoid obstacles, qualities that could one make it an asset for search and rescue operations