UC Riverside |
Wide-faced men negotiate nearly $2,200 larger signing bonus
UC Riverside study finds men with wider faces are successful negotiating for themselves, but not so when it comes to compromise and collaboration.
UC Irvine |
The facts behind science fiction
With Comic-Con looming, UC Irvine professor says our fascination with superheroes provides fertile ground for teaching fundamentals of physics.
UC Santa Barbara |
This is your brain on drugs
With a $1 million award from the Keck Foundation, scientists at UC Santa Barbara will research who could be more vulnerable to addiction.
UC Berkeley |
Tiny laser sensor heightens bomb detection sensitivity
New technology under development at UC Berkeley could soon give bomb-sniffing dogs some serious competition.
UC Riverside |
Catching grease to cut grill pollution
Students design tray that when placed under grill grates cuts harmful emissions from one pollutant by 70 percent.
UC Davis |
Syrian war producing ‘lost generation’ of college-age students
“The war will end but the young people who would be integral in rebuilding the country are being left behind.”
Lawrence Livermore Lab |
Giant laser recreates extreme conditions inside planets
Using the world's largest laser, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have created the extreme temperatures and pressures found inside planets like Jupiter.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
Next-generation dark matter experiments get green light
Berkeley Lab to lead new underground project in hunt for dark matter.
UC Newsroom |
UC hospitals rank among the nation's best
UC has two of the nation's top 10 hospitals and all five of its medical centers rank among the nation's best hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report.
UC Santa Barbara |
Latino profiles defy stereotypes
A book by UC Santa Barbara professor Mario García offers young Latinos a new narrative.
UC Santa Barbara |
Tallying numbers of giant sea bass
Researchers want recreational divers and snorkelers to report any and all sightings of this once overfished species.
UC Davis |
California agriculture faces greatest water loss ever seen
New report sounds warning on over-reliance on groundwater reserves.