UC San Diego |
Closing gender gaps in career advancement
Elizabeth Campbell, assistant professor of management at UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management, discusses the state of gender equity at work
UC Newsroom |
Three fixes for AI's bias problem
UC researchers are ferreting out discrimination in the algorithms that are shaping our society, and helping build a future where computers do us less harm and more good.
UC Newsroom |
Can’t stop worrying? Why video games help
There’s a reason why video games are so good at capturing our attention. Research from UC Riverside suggests that they can have major benefits for our mental health.
UC Berkeley |
Hummingbirds' unique sideways flutter gets them through small apertures
Hummingbirds zip around at dizzying speeds through our gardens on their hunt for nectar. How do they navigate such tight spaces? New UC Berkeley research has uncovered two of their tricks.
UC Merced |
An invisible water surcharge: Climate warming increases crop water demand in the San Joaquin Valley's groundwater-dependent irrigated agriculture
A study from researchers at UC Merced found that increased demand accounts for half of the cumulative deficits of the agricultural water balance since 1980.
UCLA |
‘I feel like myself again’: UCLA clinical trial offers hope for lymphoma patients
Hirotaka Matsunaga has been in remission for 18 months after participating in a CAR-T cell therapy led by UCLA professors.
UC San Francisco |
I’m a microplastics researcher. Here’s how to limit their dangers
More than 80,000 registered chemicals are used commercially in the U.S. Less than a dozen are regulated.
UCLA |
UCLA and Equatic to build world’s largest ocean-based plant for carbon removal
The $20 million system in Singapore will be capable of removing 3,650 metric tons of CO2 per year.
UC San Diego |
‘Gene of prejudice’ demystifies autism
A single gene could mean the difference between ‘cocktail party personality’ and social difficulties, new research suggests.
UC Newsroom |
UC has sent more women to space than any other school in the solar system
Since Sally Ride's history-making flight in 1983, the University of California has built a stellar roster of woman astronauts.
UC Santa Barbara |
Researchers develop molecules for a new class of antibiotics that can overcome drug resistant bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem: In 2019, an estimated 1.3 million deaths around the globe could be attributed to AMR.
UC Newsroom |
Digging, diving and discovering stories untold
Once a dream of two plucky UC scholars, the Society of Black Archaeologists has become a force for change.