University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California), is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Berkeley, California, United States. Founded in 1868 and named after t ...
, contains many research centers and laboratories.
Space Sciences Lab
SETI@Home
Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing
Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
The Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL) is a research laboratory based at the University of California, Berkeley led by
Dan Kammen
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People
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** Dan (king), several kings of Denmark
* Dan people, an ethnic group located in West Africa
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. It focuses on designing, testing, and disseminating renewable and appropriate
energy
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systems.
Center for New Music and Audio Technologies
Center for the Built Environment
Berkeley APEC Study Center
The
Berkeley APEC Study Center
The Berkeley APEC Study Center (BASC) is a research institute, research center at the University of California, Berkeley. Created in 1996 in response to an initiative by President of the United States, U.S. President Bill Clinton,Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Education Initiative introduced by President
Bill Clinton
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and endorsed by the leaders of the other APEC member nations at their historic meetings on
Blake Island
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,
Seattle
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in November 1993. BASC conducts multidisciplinary research activities that analyze political, economic and business trends in the Asia-Pacific with a special emphasis on the APEC forum. The institute also provides academic supports for the dissemination of APEC's mission and conducts "international conferences, colloquia, and outreach to the business and policy community". BASC is currently engaged in researching domestic determinants of East Asian regionalism and the effects of the rise of
Russia
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,
India
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and
China
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on the
U.S.
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- EU transatlantic alliance. Previous areas of research include Northeast Asian and Asian institutional architecture, bilateral trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific, EU transregionalism strategies, and strategies for international trade and politics in
Latin America
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.
Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE)
BRIE conducts a variety of research in the area of
political economy
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, with a particular focus on high-tech trade. BRIE projects have shown, for example, that national
comparative advantage
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is created not revealed, that high-tech trade patterns are massively influenced by domestic policies, and that what a nation produces and trades—the composition of domestic production—matters for its growth and security. BRIE is co-directed by Professors
John Zysman
John Zysman (born 1946) is a professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley and co-founder of the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (BRIE). Professor Zysman received his B.A at Harvard and his Ph.D. at MI ...
and Steven S. Cohen, though a number of other faculty members, visiting scholars, and graduate students are also affiliated with the institute.
Institute of International Studies
The Institute of International Studies was established in 1955, and its current research focuses on peace and global security in the 21st century; environment, demography, and sustainability; globalization, development, and human rights; and technological change and the transformation of the global economy. IIS hosts several major research programs, provides support to Berkeley faculty, awards fellowships to Berkeley graduate students, and offers research training to undergraduates.
Regional and Area Studies Centers
UC Berkeley hosts a number of research units that are focused on specific areas of the world. These centers host visiting scholars, organize events, provide support to Berkeley faculty and students, and perform a wide array of other functions.
A number of the institutions focus on Asia; the Institute of East Asian Studies often collaborates with
* the Center for Japanese Studies
* the Center for Chinese Studies
* the Center for Korean Studies
* the Center for Southeast Asia Studies, and
* the Center for Buddhist Studies.
Other research centers include:
* the Canadian Studies Program,
* the Center for African Studies,
* the Center for Latin American Studies,
* the Center for Middle Eastern Studies,
* the Center for South Asia Studies,
* the Institute of European Studies, and
* the Institute of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies.
Institute of Transportation Studies
Institute of Transportation Studies has been recognized as one of the world's leading centers for transportation research. They also conduct industry specific education programs.Institute of Transportation Studies /ref>