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We help people find, evaluate, use, and create knowledge to better the world.
Berkeley, CA
Joined September 2009
🎨: @bancroftlibrary’s Etel Adnan Papers, BANC MSS 2018/206
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When does publishing become political? 📚 Next week: Join a Zoom talk by Lily Beckett (@BristolUni), exploring her research at @bancroftlibrary on Lebanese American artist Etel Adnan and the vision of the Post-Apollo Press. 🗓️ Noon, Thursday, Oct. 23 📋 https://t.co/rPxaYxJRzf
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The halls of medicine run on evidence. But more clinicians are treating themselves like laboratories @chrissyfarr and I surveyed 129 doctors, nurses, and PAs on what they actually do to optimize their healthspan + longevity Their behavior shapes the next wave of care Link ↓
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✨ New exhibit alert ✨ The “Shape of Thought” exhibit challenges what a book can be, featuring: 🚈 A 3D BART commute 👠 A shoe-shaped volume ✊🏿 A Black Panther Party stamp book 🦋 A book hidden in a chrysalis 📍 @bancroftlibrary | 🗓️ Open now | 🔗 https://t.co/ombrKAtoG9
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Houston, we have a solution: UC Berkeley researchers have created a 3D printer that works in zero gravity, potentially giving astronauts the power to create replacement parts on the fly. “Imagine you’re on the moon or going to Mars, months or weeks away from help, and a critical
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University of California faculty and alumni won five Nobel Prizes this week, setting a new record for the most faculty of one institution to achieve this great honor in a single year 🏅💙 💛 These remarkable achievement highlight the ongoing contributions of America’s #1
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On Oct. 9, 1872, the cornerstone of South Hall, first building on Cal's campus, was laid. It was originally home to the library & laboratories for agricultural, physical & natural sciences. The UC President's office was there 1899-1906. It's now home to the School of Information.
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Congratulations to UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi, who shares the 2025 @NobelPrize in #Chemistry for helping create a field called reticular chemistry.
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Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.
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Do midterms have you feeling mid? 😵💫 Today: De-stress with a furry friend who doesn’t care how you did on your math test. 🐶 The Pet Hugs program brings therapy dogs to campus to brighten your day. 🕰️ 12-1 p.m. 📍 Outside Doe Library 🔗 https://t.co/uyFUakZqmm
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John Clarke, UC Berkeley emeritus professor, awarded the 2025 #NobelPrize in #Physics. The Nobel Prize committee honored Clarke "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit."
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The Nobel Prize committee honored Clarke "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit." These circuits were forerunners of the qubits...
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Helen Wills, Class of 1926, was born October 6, 1905. She was the first internationally famous woman athlete and greatest woman tennis player of her era. Wills won 31 Grand Slam titles and 2 Olympic Gold Medals. Her record of 8 Wimbledon singles titles stood for 60 years.
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Traders: Musicians, sports people, chess players, competitors in general. They all know one thing. Getting good at anything takes a lot of practice. Just like trading. Practice, practice, practice. Gift it to your kids too...
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Next week, join our workshop to understand scholarly metrics and learn how to amplify your academic work. Oct 14, 11a-12p, Zoom. RSVP: https://t.co/dDQk6rPqaH
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Happy Homecoming! ✨🐻💙 The Library’s guide to the weekend: 🐻 Prep for Cal to beat Duke 🏛️ Tour our stunning spaces 🏈 Watch Cal beat Duke 🗺️ View exhibits on artists’ books, maps, + more! Bring the whole crew to the Library! (Parents love us.) 🔗 https://t.co/IMfcy3ETJ0
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Performance Matters. Precision Matters. Predictability Matters. Introducing OptiBLOCK mini
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✨ New exhibit alert ✨ “Celebrating 21st Century African Literatures,” featuring: 🧙♂️ Wizards + postapocalyptic princes 📝 Poetry that pops 🦸♂️ Streetwise superheroes 🌍 Stories that unlock new worlds 📍 Doe Library | 🗓️ Open now | 📚 Read more: https://t.co/RmeoIGQyz7
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Thrilled to be a part of this amazing collection of Filipino stories
Happy Filipino American History Month! 🇵🇭✨📖 Celebrate Filipino voices with the Library’s book list, featuring: 🐍 “Love Can’t Feed You” by Cherry Lou Sy 🥘 “Arsenic and Adobo” by Mia P. Manansala 🌀 “Saints of Storm and Sorrow” by Gabriella Buba 🔗 https://t.co/FbsbGnaMxb
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Happy Filipino American History Month! 🇵🇭✨📖 Celebrate Filipino voices with the Library’s book list, featuring: 🐍 “Love Can’t Feed You” by Cherry Lou Sy 🥘 “Arsenic and Adobo” by Mia P. Manansala 🌀 “Saints of Storm and Sorrow” by Gabriella Buba 🔗 https://t.co/FbsbGnaMxb
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Nadine Strossen joined our team on the most recent Independent Conversations episode, where we discussed free speech vs. right and left cancel culture.
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“If you’re attentive, people are infinite.” 💫 — Bob Hirst, one of the world’s foremost Mark Twain experts 📖🖋️ Hirst retired this month after 45 years leading @UCBerkeley’s Mark Twain Papers & Project. Meet the man behind the archive: https://t.co/ebCiQ6Ntyb
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