Two UC Berkeley scientists - structural biologist Jennifer Doudna and physicist Saul Perlmutter - were named 2015 Breakthrough Prize winners in life sciences and physics, respectively, at a star-studded gala in Silicon Valley. The prize comes with a trophy and $3 million.
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What happens when a girl has the mind of an 8-year-old and the body of a 13-year-old? Girls are developing faster and entering puberty earlier than ever before. Julianna Deardorff, a UC Berkeley expert in adolescent health and co-author of The New Puberty, discusses this trend, and how parents can deal with it.
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Student Chloe Tsang didn't have to leave Berkeley to fight hunger. She found it all around her, and helped co-found Feeding Forward. The program connects surplus food from places like Cal Dining and restaurants with soup kitchens and other agencies that need it. A half-million pounds of food have been "forwarded" so far, and now the founders are hoping to scale up.
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