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BCSP News
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Putting Ethics and Public Engagement at the Center of Psychedelics Exploration
Why the BCSP and the Kavli Center brought together basic scientists for an ethics workshop
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Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow Q&As: Chelsea Coyle
Q&A with Chelsea Coyle, a Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow.
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Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow Q&As: Xochitl Bernadette Moreno
Q&A with Xochitl Bernadette Moreno, a Mycoskie-UC Berkeley Social Media Fellow.
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New Findings from Second UC Berkeley Psychedelics Survey
A majority of respondents, 55%, reported that they or someone close to them have used psychedelics at some point in their lives.
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Rana Freedman Named Communications Director of the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
The UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP) has named Rana Freedman as its new Executive Director of Communications, a role that will guide the Center’s strategic communications and voice as it continues to advance psychedelic research for the public good.
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Listen to Season Two of Altered States
The new season of the podcast, hosted by Arielle Duhaime-Ross, launches on September 24.
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Trends in the Psychedelic Field from Psychedelic Science 2025
The BCSP reflects on what we learned at this year’s conference.
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Cohort Conversations: Matt Rojo, Marriage and Family Therapist
Q&A with Matt Rojo, alumnus of the Psychedelic Facilitation Certificate Program.
BCSP in the Media
For media inquiries, please reach out to BCSPmedia@berkeley.edu. Please include your publication and deadline in the subject line.
KQED’s Forum
What RFK Jr.’s Support for Psychedelic Therapy Means for Its Future
November 5, 2025
The New York Times
3 Psychiatric Tools That Could Boost the Brain’s Natural Healing
September 4, 2025
The Microdose
Stories From Our Fellows
The Guardian
Cluster headaches are ‘the most painful condition on the planet’. Sufferers are going to extreme – and secretive – measures for relief
Sammie Seamon
April 23, 2025
Texas Public Radio
Psychedelics and the Texas Trip Part 1: Unlikely Allies
Bonnie Petrie
March 1, 2025
The War Horse
Homegrown Trips: Desperate for PTSD Relief, Veterans Turn to Each Other for DIY Psychedelic Treatments
Anne Marshall-Chalmers
February 13, 2025
Texas Law Magazine
Unusual Suspects: Psychedelic Therapies Gain New Advocates
Robin Berghaus
November 6, 2024