UC Newsroom |
UC dominates Washington Monthly's college rankings
UC San Diego tops assessment of contributions to the public interest for sixth-straight year and six UC campuses make top 20.
UC Santa Cruz |
Farm to label: How alumnus helped bring organic labeling policy to the nation
Mark Lipson's career has taken him from Santa Cruz to Washington, D.C., and back again, now as a research associate with UC Santa Cruz's Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems.
UCLA |
It's a dog's life — but better
Pet leads UCLA Anderson grad to idea for business that sells nutritious food for dogs and cats.
UC Merced |
Grant aims to help keep underrepresented students in school
A $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund support services for second-year students with undeclared majors from low-income families, who are most at risk of dropping out.
UC San Diego |
Hopeful outlook for some human stem cell therapies
Induced pluripotent stem cells can be differentiated into various types of functional cells — including retinal pigment epithelium cells destined for the eye, which are less likely to be rejected by the immune system.
UCLA |
Male or female? It's not always so simple
Researchers are studying the biological origins of sexual orientation and gender identity.
UCLA for The Conversation |
New antenna design could aid interplanetary communication
A small yet powerful antenna would allow the Mars rover to communicate directly with Earth, enabling much more data to be sent back and forth.
UC Santa Barbara |
Caught in a complex web
A new general consumer-resource model spans the mathematics of a century's worth of food web models and provides a common foundation for new food webs.
UC Riverside |
Central Coast cities at significant tsunami risk
A quake centered below the Santa Barbara Channel could send inundating waves toward Ventura and Oxnard.
UC Riverside |
How clean is your spinach?
Mom was right about washing the greens: Researchers believe peaks and valleys in leaves could be key to numerous bacterial outbreaks involving leafy green vegetables.
UC Berkeley |
Biologists discover skydiving spiders in South American forests
Biologists discover gliding, hunting arachnids in South American forests.
UC San Francisco |
Agricultural intervention improves HIV outcomes
Helping HIV positive Kenyans improve farming practices counters hunger.