UC Newsroom |
8 from UC among Scientific American’s top biotech visionaries
Worldview 100 highlights visionaries who continue to reshape the industry — and the world.
UCLA |
Homelessness and LGBT youth
Study: Sexual and gender minorities are overrepresented among homeless youth.
UC San Diego |
Scripps alumna nominated to lead National Academy of Sciences
Academy members will vote on geophysicist Marcia McNutt's candidacy in December.
UC ANR |
Beyond the food stamp challenge
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources has found a way to help low-income families successfully stretch their food dollars and eat healthier while receiving food assistance.
UC Davis |
Symposium calls for food security (not food uncertainty)
A symposium by the UC Davis Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy convened journalists, scientists and foodies to discuss the controversies surrounding genetic engineering technologies.
UC Berkeley |
Now humans can navigate by sonar
Physicists use graphene to build lightweight ultrasonic loudspeakers and microphones, enabling people to mimic bats or dolphins’ ability to gauge distance and speed by using sound.
UCLA Magazine |
Homes with heart for Sendai
Architecture and urban design chair Hitoshi Abe is designing homes that will rise from the rubble in his quake- and tsunami-damaged hometown in Japan.
Lawrence Livermore Lab |
Did icy comets serve as storks for life on Earth
Astrobiologist investigates whether cosmic collisions were the key to earthly life.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
Driverless electric taxis could save money and the planet
Study finds lower greenhouse gas emissions on per-mile basis for driverless cars deployed as taxis — plus they're cost effective.
UC Irvine |
Birthday celebration for Dalai Lama coincides with compassion summit
Spiritual leader continues the Global Compassion Summit with discussions at UC Irvine.
California Magazine |
Spinning silk sans spiders
It took a lot of spiders for Berkeley and UCSF alums to create a synthetic silk that's virtually identical to the real deal.
UCLA |
First successful heart transplant after using experimental artificial organ
Device is designed for use by smaller patients, buying time until a donor heart can be found.