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Bakar Fellow Markita Landry Named 2023 Schmidt Science Polymath
Schmidt Futures announced the 2023 cohort of the Schmidt Science Polymath Program, recognizing nine professors with remarkable track records and the desire to explore risky new research ideas across disciplines to accelerate scientific breakthroughs.
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Bakar Fellow Alessandra Lanzara Appointed Faculty Director for Berkeley Discovery
Professor Alessandra Lanzara has been appointed as faculty director of the Berkeley Discovery Initiative, bringing a fresh and expanded vision to give every undergraduate access to a “Discovery journey” enriched by experiential learning opportunities and the development of critical thinking skill sets that are integral to post-graduation success.
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AI models can analyze thousands of words at a time. A Google researcher has found a way to increase that by millions.
In this Insider article, Pieter Abbeel discusses his work making AI models more advanced and what this means for the future of AI's abilities.
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Bakar Fellows Program Announces Fall 2023 Ignite Scholars
Meet the Fall 2023 cohort of the Bakar Ignite Scholars Program.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Selects Grace Gu as Inaugural Recipient of Early Career UC Faculty Initiative
Grace Gu was selected as the inaugural recipient of the LLNL Early Career UC Faculty Initiative for her proposal, "Toward AI-driven additive manufacturing for metal-ceramic composite structures."
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Berkeley Alum (and Bakar Fellow) Creating a Greener Future for Blue Jeans
Fresh off the press from Berkeley Engineering: learn more about how Bakar Innovation Fellow Tammy Hsu is working towards a sustainable future for jeans.
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The Future of Genomics Can Be Found in the Nuñez Lab
One of our new Bakar Fellows, James Nuñez, is considered a rising star in epigenetics. He's also the star of this story!
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