UC San Diego |

Share that happy feeling via Facebook

Moods, both good and bad, are downright contagious through social media.
UC Davis |

Microbes, prepare for blast-off

"Bugs" from Candlestick Park, the Liberty Bell and elsewhere will travel to space for research and a microgravity growth competition.
UC Newsroom |

U.S. News ranks UC graduate schools among nation's best

Dozens of programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine make magazine's annual rankings.
UC San Diego |

Biosensor will guard water supplies from toxic threats

Researchers plan to seek an outside firm to license the device for commercial sale.
UC Newsroom |

Grad students, Napolitano showcase value of doctoral research

Students, administrators will visit Sacramento lawmakers to push for additional support for graduate research.
UC Irvine |

Blood test reveals Alzheimer's risk

Participants in UC Irvine’s Orange County Aging Study took part in breakthrough research project.
NPR |

The '60s are gone, but psychedelic research trip continues

UCLA researcher among those renewing research, seeking medical benefits, in the face of continued stigma.
UC Irvine |

Head Start makes a difference for disadvantaged kids

Children with little academic stimulation in the home stand to benefit most from the program.
UC Santa Barbara |

Bitcoin or bust?

Scholars dissect the popular — and polarizing — digital currency.
Sacramento Bee |

All about coffee

UC Davis establishes a research center devoted to java; a major in coffee may be brewing as well.
The Weather Channel |

Women who are feeding the world

A recent UC Davis forum, focused on women's role in agriculture, featured images of women working to sustain life and economies around the world.
UC Merced |

Research universities create economic spillover

A $1 increase in university spending generates an 89 cent increase in local labor income.