UC Riverside |
3-D printing could help save avocado and landscape trees
Technology has greatly accelerated research on an ambrosia beetle that is damaging trees in Southern California.
UC Davis |
West Village marches toward zero net energy
Nation’s largest planned zero net energy community is 82 percent on the way to its goal.
UC San Diego |
Uncovering the secrets of the adolescent brain
Big data study will explore the developing minds and brains of 10,000 children.
UCLA |
Juan Felipe Herrera is a voice for the people
U.S. poet laureate — a UCLA alumnus and UC Riverside professor emeritus — has been called an 'American original.'
UCLA |
UCLA and VA launch program to enhance cancer care for veterans
UCLA-VA pilot project is nation’s first to offer veterans access to cutting-edge cancer clinical trials and state-of-the-art treatment facilities.
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UC among best public, commuter colleges in new rankings
UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego rated highly by College Factual and Money magazine.
UC Riverside |
Making batteries with portobello mushrooms
Can mushrooms stop cell phone batteries from degrading over time? Engineering researchers at UC Riverside think so.
UC Berkeley |
Berkeley names Faculty Climate Action Champion
Whendee Silver's work in soils and carbon earned her recognition as part of UC's Carbon Neutrality Initiative.
UC Berkeley |
Chemist Peidong Yang receives MacArthur ‘genius award’
Synthetic leaf project aims to convert sunlight into transportation fuel through photosynthesis.
UC Davis |
Winery wastewater a viable water source for vineyards
UC Davis research provides first data to support California wine industry’s reuse of treated winery wastewater, and it describes recommended conditions for the practice, with key focus on salinity issues.
UC Merced |
New nanomaterials take research to Mexico, possibly into space
Researchers will build working models with Mexican counterparts and seek to pair with NASA to create space-friendly methods of health treatment.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
Investigating link between thirdhand smoke and cancer
Berkeley Lab gets $1.3M to study health impacts of the stubborn, noxious residue left behind from smoked tobacco.