Social Sciences (Faculty & Staff)

Anatomical skeletal remains have been used in science and medical classrooms around the world for centuries. But students don’t know the names or any information about the individuals, let alone the dark history of their origins.

A new commentary from UC...

UC Berkeley’s African American Studies (AAS) Department launched a groundbreaking project this week with a $100,000 Affirming Multivocal Humanities grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Banned Scholars Project is a direct response to increasing restrictions on academic freedom, particularly in the fields of critical race theory, DEI and gender studies. It was spearheaded by AAS professors Michael M. Cohen, Tianna S. Paschel and Ula Taylor; department chair Nikki Jones; and managed by staffer Barbara Montano.

The Mellon Foundation,...

A research collaboration between UC Berkeley Psychology and Neuroscience Professor Steve Piantadosi and Carnegie Mellon University Psychology Professor Jessica Cantlon recently led to a rethinking of what makes human intelligence unique.

In a paper published on April 2 in Nature Reviews Psychology, they argue that the distinguishing feature of human intelligence is our ability to process and share vast amounts of information. This work argues against prevailing “silver bullet” theories, which had previously maintained...

UC Berkeley Anthropology Professor James Holston and Public Health immunologist Dr. Josefina Coloma have been awarded a $3.1 million, 5-year grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease of the National Institutes of Health to combate dengue virus in Peru.

The grant will fund “Proyecto Tariki”, a research initiative developed...