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UC Davis |
No sign of health or nutrition problems from GMO livestock feed
The performance and health of food-producing animals consuming genetically engineered feed, first introduced 18 years ago, has been comparable to that of animals consuming non-GE feed.
UC Davis |
UC Davis, SunPower to build largest solar power plant in UC system
Project is designed to generate 33 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year and expected to reduce the campus's carbon footprint by an estimated 9 percent.
UC Irvine |
Natural gas usage will have little effect on CO2 emissions
Greater utilization of plentiful natural gas could delay switch to renewable energy.
UC Newsroom |
UC takes sustainability to the next level
UC pledges to be carbon neutral by 2025, an ambitious undertaking that no other research university has achieved.
USGS/UC Santa Cruz |
California's sea otter numbers hold steady
Annual population census indicates the threatened species is slowly swimming toward recovery.
UC Davis |
Moms of autistic kids less likely to have taken iron supplements during pregnancy
Five-fold greater risk found in children whose mothers had low supplemental iron and other risk factors for delivering a child with ASD.
UC Riverside |
Hold on, Tiger Mom
Research refutes the idea that the traditional, strict “Chinese” upbringing, advocated for in the book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother," is superior.
UC San Diego |
Brain 'dimmer switch' influences mood disorders
Researchers pinpoint control mechanism for an area of the brain that processes sensory and emotive information that humans experience as “disappointment.”
UC Newsroom |
UC innovation grants reap healthy returns
The University of California’s investment in its Center for Health Quality and Innovation is paying off, with a return on investment of more than 5 to 1.
UC Davis |
UC Davis and Mars, Inc. to create specialized food institute
Innovation Institute for Food and Health will advance new discoveries in sustainable food, agriculture and health.
Natural Reserve System |
Clear out invaders, and let nature take its course
UC undergrads find native vegetation rebounding on Santa Cruz Island decades after eradicating imported grazers.
UC Berkeley |
Human faces are so variable because we evolved to look unique
The amazing variety of human faces – far greater than that of most other animals – is the result of evolutionary pressure to make each of us easily recognizable.