Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego |
Sailing stones of Death Valley seen in action for the first time
Thin sheets of ice push enormous rocks across the desert floor of Death Valley when conditions are just right, solving a decades-long mystery.
UCLA |
In sync and in control?
UCLA social scientists find that marching in unison makes men feel more formidable.
UC Irvine |
Existing power plants will spew 300 billion more tons of carbon dioxide during use
Study is the first to quantify how quickly these “committed” emissions are growing — by about 4 percent per year — as more fossil fuel-burning power plants are built.
UC Santa Cruz |
Santa Cruz alum wins Emmy for ‘True Detective’
Cary Joji Fukunaga takes award for directing HBO drama.
UC Berkeley |
10-second warning for Napa quake
Scientists at the Berkeley Seismological Laboratory were alerted moments before Sunday morning's 6.0 magnitude temblor, courtesy of the ShakeAlert earthquake early-warning system.
UC Newsroom |
UC tops Washington Monthly campus rankings
UC San Diego ranks first for the fifth consecutive year, and UC campuses take four of top 5 spots in assessment of how universities serve public interest.
California Magazine |
The shy academic who diagnosed income inequality
You know about income inequality thanks to Berkeley's Emmanuel Saez, a John Bates Clark medalist and MacArthur 'genius" fellow who keeps a low profile.
UC San Diego |
Severe drought is causing the western U.S. to rise
The western U.S. is rising — literally — as water dwindles away. Scientists are using GPS technology to track the uplift from massive loss of water, estimated at 62 trillion gallons.
UCLA |
Are young people losing the ability to read emotions?
Children’s social skills may be declining as they spend less time in face-to-face interaction due to their increased use of phones and other digital media.
UC Riverside |
Professor hacks smartphone through common app
Weakness in the Android operating system was exploited through a very common app. Windows, iOS may be vulnerable too.
UC San Diego |
Study shows how easily weapons can be smuggled past body scanners
UC San Diego and other researchers find several loopholes in full-body X-ray scanners once used by the TSA and still used in courthouses, jails, and other government security checkpoints around the country.
UC Newsroom |
Alum, postdoc among game-changing young innovators
MIT Technology Review's 35 Innovators Under 35 recognizes professor, telecom developer with ties to UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley.