UC Berkeley |
Sorghum is focus of $12.3M study of crop drought tolerance
Study will examine the role of epigenetics in allowing plants to survive in drought conditions.
UC Merced |
UC Merced researchers to tackle water crisis on multiple fronts
In the Central Valley, the Sierra and beyond, multicampus research initiative dives into state's drought issues.
UC Santa Cruz |
Chip-based technology enables reliable direct detection of Ebola virus
System can be integrated into simple, portable instrument for use in field situations where rapid, accurate detection of the virus is needed to control outbreaks.
UC Riverside |
School of Public Policy will equip future leaders to solve 21st century challenges
Senate president pro tem exhorts students to be creative and passionate in seeking solutions.
UC Davis |
A quarter of fish sold at markets contain man-made debris
A quarter of the fish sampled at markets in California and Indonesia has consumed plastic or man-made fiber material.
UC Irvine |
Paralyzed man walks with help of brain-computer interface
Mind-controlled technology bypasses spine and creates gateway to a host of medical possibilities.
UC Newsroom |
Are Argentine ants a threat to honeybees?
California sits atop a super-colony of meddlesome Argentine ants, and new research suggests they may be doing more harm than previously suspected.
UC Newsroom |
Napolitano: Public research universities are the engines of innovation
University of California President Janet Napolitano addressed the Association for Women in Science at the 2015 National Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
UC San Diego |
Babies time their smiles to make their moms smile back
A toddler-like robot allows researchers to confirm their findings — and to help study non-verbal children and adults.
UC Riverside |
Botanist to study responses of trees, shrubs to extreme drought
UC Riverside professor receives National Science Foundation grant for research into survival mechanisms of plant species in California.
UC Merced |
UC Merced humanities center aims to bring depth to water issues
Research center's interdiscipolinary projects will focus on water for the next two years.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF Fresno marks 40 years of serving Central Valley
The campus is established as the largest provider of graduate medical education in the valley, where the population has grown faster than the number of doctors available.