UC San Diego |

Nanofiber feels forces and hears sounds made by cells

UCOP-funded research opens doors to measure interactions that couldn't be tracked before.

The Washington Post |

Your sense of smell is more powerful than you think

UC Berkeley students make like bloodhounds in an experiment to demonstrate our olfactory powers.

UCLA |

New battery-free implant is powered by your body

Supercapacitor could make pacemakers safer and more durable.

UCSF |

4 out of 5 physician moms report discrimination, much of it based on motherhood

Longer paid maternity leaves, backup child care and lactation support are recommended in a new study.

UC San Diego |

Why you shouldn't get mom roses this year

In a cruel twist, pesticide-infused Mother’s Day bouquets exported from Ecuador are shown to harm children.

UCLA |

Breastfeeding plays important role in ‘seeding’ infant microbiome with beneficial bacteria

Study finds that nearly one-third of beneficial bacteria in baby’s intestinal tract comes directly from mother’s milk.

UC Davis |

Beneath the ice

An underwater robot explores inhospitable waters to help predict how and when Antarctic ice shelves collapse.

UC Riverside |

Ready for a better beer?

Newly sequenced barley genome could lead to better beer, whiskey and understanding of other crops.

UC Santa Barbara |

The elevator pitch perfected

Leah Foltz wins UC Santa Barbara's competition with a presentation on fixing blindness with your own cells.

UC Berkeley |

Pac-Man-like CRISPR enzymes have potential for disease diagnostics

Jennifer Doudna's lab discovers an application that could identify viruses like Zika cheaply and quickly.

UC Newsroom |

Students wow with brilliance — and brevity — at Grad Slam

Lose the lingo and win — grad students put their research in layman's terms in this year's final.

UC Riverside |

What infants can teach adults about learning

A new theory suggests how adults can never stop learning.