Yasmin Anwar
UC Berkeley News
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Word gap: When money’s tight, parents talk less to kids
Tackling income inequality could boost low-income children’s vocabulary, study suggests → Read More
Washington Redskins’ name, Native mascots offend more than previously reported
A majority of Native Americans polled by a UC Berkeley researcher object to caricatures of their culture → Read More
Barry Stroud, an influential thinker and philosopher, dies at 84
He changed prevailing attitudes of mid-20th-century philosophy and sought to understand enduring and inescapable questions about knowledge, perception and reality, → Read More
Prison time has little or no bearing on long-term public safety
Study finds incarceration does not affect violent crime rates beyond prison walls → Read More
Hang in there. As couples age, humor replaces bickering
Study of longtime married pairs finds less rancor and more tenderness as time goes by. → Read More
To predict the future, the brain has two clocks
In sports, music and other activities, our movement is calculated in two different parts of the brain → Read More
Hearst Museum opens digital portal to its entire collections
For the first time, the public can view online images and documentation of the museum’s more than 3 million objects → Read More
Top graduating senior champions neurodiversity
Scientifically gifted, agile and charmingly quirky, Freja Ekman is this year’s winner of the University Medal → Read More
A scholar’s take on Starbucks, anti-bias training and the Berkeley experiment
Psychologist advocates for diversity at all levels and more cross-race friendships → Read More
Poor grades tied to class times that don’t match our biological clocks
Schedules of night owls, morning larks and daytime finches may predict their educational outcomes → Read More
150 years of Cal student fashion reflect attitudes, defy labels
Since UC Berkeley’s 1868 founding, students have tended to favor comfort and creativity over designer labels and Ivy League uniforms. → Read More
Questions to make you fall in love, again
Podcast shows that intimate conversations rekindle romance in longtime couples → Read More
Japan-born linguist honored for writing the book on Nez Perce
Tribal members, scholars pay homage to humble maker of indigenous language lexicon → Read More
Scientists discover potential treatment to stop glaucoma in its tracks
A major step forward in the effort to combat the second-leading cause of blindness → Read More
Emoji fans take heart: Scientists pinpoint 27 states of emotion
Study challenges assumption that most human emotions fall within the categories of happiness, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and disgust. → Read More
Don't feel bad about feeling bad
Science says putting on a happy face for the sake of it can just make you feel worse. → Read More
Feeling bad about feeling bad can make you feel worse
Embracing your darker moods can actually make you feel better in the long run, psychologists find → Read More
People with mental illness reoffend less if on specialty probation
Study finds that treatment-oriented probation sharply reduces repeat arrests. → Read More
Deep sleep may act as a fountain of youth
The real thing (not pill-induced sedation) can ward off mental and physical ailments. → Read More
Stressed out by the news? Nature videos will make you happier
Being out in the wild is good for you. Turns out, watching the wild is, too. → Read More