UCLA |
The Grand Challenge of combating depression
Genetic study of 100,000 people will be the largest ever on a single disorder.
California Magazine |
So long, passwords: What will it take for us to trust biometrics?
Fingerprints, voice and facial recognition aren't foolproof. For biometrics to truly dislodge passwords, a different approach is necessary to make them more secure.
UCLA Blueprint |
Unequal schools: the perpetuation of poverty
A researcher's own experience with learning disabilities led to devoting his research and writing to identifying inequalities in education and community-organizing for school reform.
UC Berkeley |
Irish president presses his case for ending world hunger
Helps launch Irish studies program at UC Berkeley.
UC San Francisco |
Cutting sugar from kids' diets improves health in just days
Reducing consumption of added sugar has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases, such as high cholesterol and blood pressure, in children in as little as 10 days.
UC Newsroom |
The 10 scalable solutions
More details on each of these solutions can be found in the executive summary of "Bending the Curve." A full report will be published in spring 2016.
UC Newsroom |
UC researchers present 10 scalable solutions for climate change
These solutions offer a practical framework outlining both immediate and longer-term actions for moving toward carbon neutrality.
UCLA via The Conversation |
California universities launch experiment to go carbon-neutral 'at scale'
UC pledges to stop contributing to climate change while going about its normal business. Can the lessons we’re learning here be scaled up to the nation and the world?
UC Berkeley |
Lotion ingredient may be more potent carcinogen than thought
Paraben, found in sunscreens, shampoos and other personal care products, interacts with body's own growth factors to increase breast cell proliferation.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF Health System to expand care throughout Bay Area and beyond
Representing a new era in patient care, the campus is introducing UCSF Health, which expands delivery of innovative, high-quality and high-value care to people throughout the region.
UCLA |
Discovery could lead to better recovery after stroke
Previously unidentified molecule signals brain tissue to form new connections.
UC Berkeley |
Loss of large land mammals could change landscapes forever
Loss of large land mammals could change landscapes forever. Earlier extinctions had significant impacts on both flora and other fauna that persist to this day.