UC Berkeley SLC Science Program

Happy Fall Break, Golden Bears! We wish you a restful and rejuvenating time off, and we look forward to connecting with you once we return.

Services will resume on Monday, November 28th. See you then!

Science learners, we're hiring for Spring 2023! We’re seeking committed, collaborative, and service-oriented Cal undergrads to join our team next semester.

If you’re passionate about learning and seeking to shape the Berkeley science community, we encourage you to apply! Visit our website to learn more: tinyurl.com/join-science-team

We’re thrilled to announce that the Spring 2023 SLC Science Program Ambassador and New Tutor Applications are live! 📣📣📣 We’re seeking committed, collaborative, and service-oriented Cal undergrads to join the SLC Science Team next semester.

If you’re passionate about learning and seeking to shape the Berkeley science community, we encourage you to apply! Applications are considered on a rolling basis until all positions are filled, with upcoming review dates on November 28th and December 5th.

You can learn more about each position and submit an application at: tinyurl.com/join-science-team

Access to safe drinking water is a privilege that we often take for granted. For many residents of Allensworth in the Central Valley, safe drinking water can be difficult to come by. In collaboration with the city of Allensworth, UC Berkeley engineers are coming up with a simple, low cost arsenic treating system that ensures water in the city will be safe and drinkable.

To read more about this technology, click here!

Bringing arsenic-safe drinking water to rural California UC Berkeley engineers have created a simple and low-cost new arsenic treatment system to help low-income communities access safer water

The stars have brought rivals Berkeley and Stanford together! Recently, Astronomy Professor Alex Filippenko (UC Berkeley), and Astrophysics Professor Roger Romani (Stanford) have been studying the heaviest neutron star to date. This collapsed star spins 707 times per second and has consumed nearly the entire mass of a star right next to it. PSR J0952-0607 is referred to as a “black widow”- an analogy to the female black widow’s tendency to consume the much smaller male after mating. If you want to learn more about this fascinating star and the work that astronomers are doing, click below:

Heaviest neutron star to date is a ‘black widow’ eating its mate Observations of a faint, planet-size star allowed UC Berkeley and Stanford astronomers to weigh it’s millisecond pulsar companion. It may be close to the limit for a neutron star/pulsar.