UCLA |

UCLA neuroscientists give memory a jolt with weak electrical signal

Researchers discover where and how to tickle the brain for better recall.

UC Merced |

UC Merced joins effort to help make research accessible to all

Campus becomes only one of five universities leading the way for open access.

UC Davis |

When there's nowhere colder to go

As the oceans warmed, species migrated to Antarctica. What happens when climate change heats up their home?

UC Riverside |

Drones to grow minds of their own

UC Riverside professors aim to embed intelligence in drones.

University of New South Wales via The Conversation |

Hang ten (decades): Walter Munk, inventor of the surf forecast, turns 100

The UC San Diego professor emeritus might be the most underappreciated man in surfing.

UC Berkeley |

Sex, power and the systems that enable men like Harvey Weinstein

If we want to stop the predators among us, we have to look at how power corrupts.

UC Irvine |

Social media can increase stress during a crisis

Official use of social media can be effective. The unverified rumor mill? Much less so.

UCSF |

Hardcore smokers are softening over time

“Even smokers with the greatest psychological distress can be reached and helped to quit,” says UCSF's Stanton Glantz.

UCLA |

UCLA research puts wildfire risk into historic context

Western U.S. precipitation extremes are closely aligned with the region’s past, a new study shows.

UC Davis |

Shining light on the social lives of viruses

Animal behavior theories can provide a fresh look at how viruses spread, scientist says.

UC Santa Cruz |

A new era in astronomy: First observations of merging neutron stars

A UC Santa Cruz team provides the first-ever visual evidence of the source of gravitational waves.

UC Santa Cruz |

The link between dreaming and mind-wandering

What are dreams? "An accidental byproduct of our waking cognitive abilities," a new book says.