UC Santa Barbara |
Higher education food summit to explore food justice
Inaugural statewide event, Jan. 16-18, is being hosted by UC Santa Barbara in collaboration with teams from UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley.
UCLA |
Lens-free microscope detects cancer at the cellular level
Researchers develop device that can do the work of pathology lab microscopes
UC Davis |
Helping rice farmers cope with drought
UC Davis research has aided rice growers such as George Tibbitts, a UC Davis alum.
UC Davis |
Changing trends in gun violence
Firearm suicides, notably among whites, have outpaced homicides, which have decreased in recent years.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
What makes ancient Roman concrete so tough?
Changes during the curing process made the concrete remarkably resilient — and 'greener' than its modern counterpart.
UCLA |
Social media-behavioral psychology combo points to more HIV testing
Research suggests a valuable tool in the fight against the virus that causes AIDS.
UC Berkeley |
Grad student helps people in Bangalore know when the next drop of water will come
'In the developed world, we’re used to just turning the water on, and it’s there,' says Christopher Hyun. 'I have a passion to see people having water.'
UC Riverside |
Grant aims to increase faculty diversity
Riverside undergraduates will be able to take part in a research and mentoring program designed to increase diversity among faculty in American universities.
UC Santa Cruz |
Astronomers' cosmic web discovery among top breakthroughs of 2014
UC Santa Cruz faculty, plus researchers at UC Riverside, Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos labs, are honored by Physics World.
UC Berkeley |
Food luminaries to light up Berkeley spring semester
The Berkeley Food Institute is drawing Mark Bittman and other food and agriculture experts from across the country to address challenges and find solutions to problems in the food sector.
UC Riverside |
When birds lost their teeth
About 116 million years ago, birds lost their choppers — joining other toothless creatures such as turtles and some mammals.
UC Davis |
New plant breeding academy graduates to improve Africa’s ‘orphan’ crops
UC Davis-run academy is designed to increase food security and help eliminate malnutrition and stunting among Africa’s youth.