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Kate Rix

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University News

These grad students found a pipeline to their ‘dream’ jobs

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Science & Technology

Unlocking the hidden power of proteins in every one of our cells

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University News

Where oaks, redwoods and monkey-puzzle trees become a living classroom

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University News

Future computer scientists urged to embrace AI collaboration

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Science & Technology

Experts detect AI text by looking for human idiosyncrasies, like word variation and complex sentences

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Business

How this entrepreneur built an e-commerce network for Latin America

Reena and Reemaa Sajad Hyder, both graduate students, are on laptops, each in a red shirt.
University News

Identical twin computer science grad students share more than DNA, they share a resume

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World & National News

California voters give Democrats a chance in mid-term elections, expert says

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Science & Technology

From Ernest Hemingway to cybersecurity, Illena Armstrong represents ‘The Old Man and the Sea’

Suzanne Schmidt, director of the Oakland Makerspaces, demonstrating a young child how to repair a rain jacket using a sewing machine.

Broken lamps and blenders get new lives at the Repair Advice Clinic. Exploded jeans, not so much.

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World & National News

‘Astonishing’ Louvre heist used low-tech methods to outsmart high-tech security measures

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Society & Culture

Renting out your vacation property? Personal touches could be a lifesaver