UC Berkeley |
Octopus genome reveals cephalopod secrets
Researchers are closer to discovering the genes involved in the creature’s ability to change skin color and texture, and to move its eight arms independently.
UC Berkeley |
Octopus shows unique hunting, social and sexual behavior
They gather in groups, scare their prey, and get far more intimate than most other sea creatures.
UC Riverside |
Online health forums can be boon for underserved communities
Study finds forum use differs by gender, ethnicity and age.
UC Newsroom |
UC Irvine tops Sierra magazine’s green rankings 2nd-straight year
UC "dominates" rankings with five campuses among magazine's top 20 "Cool Schools" list of sustainable universities.
UCLA |
Summer class offers plenty of food for thought and experiential learning
UCLA students learn about food justice and access to food.
UC Merced |
Sustainability ideas lead to award-winning proposal
UC Merced student Andrew John De Los Santos' entry, “Continual Growth Toward Sustainability Education,” is a three-phase program aimed at increasing awareness of sustainability among undergraduates.
UC Berkeley |
Clearing habitat surrounding farm fields fails to reduce pathogens
The effort to improve food safety by clearing wild vegetation surrounding crops is not helping, and in some cases may even backfire, according to a new study led by researchers at UC Berkeley.
UC Davis |
After California wildfires, southern plants shift north
With tree canopies burned away, recovering landscapes become home to transplants like manzanita and monkey flower.
UC San Diego |
Initiative assists graduate students for careers outside of academia
UC San Diego's Gradvantage seeks to prepare scholars for a range of jobs in a changing economy.
UC Irvine |
Precariously balanced rocks provide clues to fault connections
San Jacinto, San Andreas interaction weakens earthquake shaking near them, study lead by UC Irvine finds.
UC Santa Cruz |
Edges of extinction
UC Santa Cruz ecologist Barry Sinervo studies dying species like a detective at a murder scene, hoping to help preserve threatened species.
UC Berkeley |
Hunter or prey? The eyes are the key
Pupil shape — horizontal, vertical or circular — is linked to animals’ place in the ecological web.