In 2014, UC research led to 86 new startups and 1,769 new inventions — nearly five per day – amid a booming startup culture.
UC creates five new inventions per day
How the Purdue opioid settlement could help the public understand the roots of the drug crisis
The multibillion-dollar settlement will trigger the release of troves of documents that may shine new light on what caused the opioid crisis.
Doctoral candidate’s award-winning research explores life for Latina girls growing up in rural California
Roxanna Villalobos shines a light on rural America’s diversity, including in the Central Valley where she was raised.
The cost of California
UCLA and UC Santa Barbara economists discuss how California became so pricey.
Very big changes are coming very fast to the American workplace
This is a major inflection point in U.S. professional life, scholars say.
Don’t be alarmed by rising prices for homes, cars, and gas
Scholars say the inflation surge is likely to be temporary as the economy emerges from the pandemic.
The ongoing urban exodus
Could San Francisco and L.A. become affordable again? Possibly, says economist Jan Brueckner.
UC Berkeley will auction NFTs of Nobel Prize-winning inventions to fund research
Nonfungible tokens are all the rage, and now UC Berkeley is minting its own to raise money for research and education.
Love it or hate it? Artists on the crypto-art craze
UCLA design media arts faculty and alumni share their thoughts on the crypto-art craze.
Testing strategies for safer air travel during the pandemic
A new study offers much-needed data to airlines and states that have had little guidance on how to enable safe travel.
Is this the age of the vaccine passport?
Experts look at the potential impact of the passports, which are likely to permeate travel, education and the workplace.
Navigating the $1.9 trillion stimulus
Economist Jana Grittersova, former European Commission banker, weighs in on how the newly passed package will change the economy.