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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have found that by focusing on three key elements – sleep, exercise, and breakfast- one can wake up each morning feeling refreshed and alert.Tips the researchers identified: Sleep for a longer duration and at a later time, engage in physical activity the day before, and consume a breakfast low in sugar and high in carbohydrates.Do you feel sleepy until you’ve had your morning coffee? Do you struggle with sleepiness during the workday?If you struggle with morning…

In 2010, two of the study’s authors — David Shuster of UC Berkeley (left) and Yosemite Park geologist Greg Stock (right) — collected rock samples from the rim of Yosemite Valley, where the granite has eroded only slowly over the last 50 million years. In the distance is the upper Merced River valley. Former UC Berkeley graduate student Johnny Webb is at the center. Credit: Kurt Cuffey, UC BerkeleyHow old is California’s Yosemite Valley?First-time visitors to Yosemite Valley stare in astonishment at El Capitan’s sheer…

Photo: Maddie Meyer (Getty Images)A trio of the nation’s premier law schools are bucking a longstanding ranking trend and opting out of the U.S. New and World Report’s top colleges list. Dean’s from the schools expressed exhaustion with the list’s incentive structures and said the company’s ranking methodology is mostly to blame.On Tuesday, officials from Yale and Harvard laws schools, widely considered among the best in country, announced they would no longer be participating in the annual ranking with the dean from the…

University of Washington campus.Photo: Karen Ducey (Getty Images)Diversity & Gender StudiesDiversity studies broadly tackle social constructs and systemic issues in society, examining factors like race, ethnicity, sociality, class, and age, among others. Gender studies focus on the social structures that have historically defined gender and current ideas about gender. Taken together, the two disciplines investigate the breadth of factors that define and shape society, as well as how we treat one another. Our No. 1…

India has the potential to become the world leader in electric vehicle production, research by Berkeley National Laboratory and UCLA said, underlining that making the transition from diesel-fuelled trucks to electric-charged will enable the country to meet the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070.India imports 88 percent of the oil it uses and of the total petroleum consumed by the country’s transport sector, nearly 60 percent is used by freight trucks. A study by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley…

Starting next year, executive M.B.A. students at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania can earn the $223,500 degree from their living rooms. After years of resistance, some of the country’s top business schools are starting virtual M.B.A. programs that require only a few days of in-person instruction. Wharton and Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business said they would include options for executive and part-time M.B.A. students to take most coursework online in 2023.…

BERKELEY — A busy Bay Area developer has grabbed a choice Berkeley site where a multi-screen movie complex is located — and where a new housing highrise with hundreds of units has been proposed. Panoramic Interests, acting through an affiliate, has bought a property where the Regal UA Berkeley cinema house operates at present, according to documents filed on Aug. 11 with the Alameda County Recorder’s Office. The San Francisco-based development firm paid $7 million for the movie theater property, the county public records…

Environmental engineers help balance human needs and health with the preservation of nature, working to mitigate water and air pollution, manage stormwater runoff, and reduce erosion, among other issues. They will design future infrastructure and systems that are more efficient and less polluting. Their work will result in better waste management and recycling, cleaner cities, and safer industrial sites.The Degrees of the Future 2022 top Environmental Engineering programs are:Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh,…

One of the most critical problems humans currently have is how to generate power efficiently. We have many ways of generating electric power, but all have their drawbacks—some are devastating for the environment, some are difficult to scale, and some have been sidelined for years due to fears about safety. As we move away from fossil fuels, energy engineering will help us find more efficient alternatives and better ways to use existing renewable energy like wind and solar. The field produces innovations in energy…

Runaway growth and rampant waste cannot continue the way they did in the 20th century—our natural resources are limited, and environmental destruction is an existential threat to both wildlife and human society. From fisheries management, to corporate sustainability, to designing the apartments of the future, sustainability is an essential field of study as humankind tries to rein in gross mismanagement of the planet’s resources.The Degrees of the Future 2022 top Sustainability programs are:Arizona State University |…