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R&D kudos to lab researchers
Projects at all three UC-affiliated national laboratories make the R&D 100 award list.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
Lab project to drive increase in building efficiency
FLEXLAB's flexible design building will test low-energy systems and components.
UC Santa Barbara |
One for the books
New exhibit shines a spotlight on artists’ books.
Lawrence Livermore Lab |
Developing world's first neural device to restore memory
Device aims to help those robbed of memory by injury or illness.
UC Office of the President |
Sam Hawgood biography
Sam Hawgood, the UC San Francisco Medical School dean who emerged from a national search as the top candidate to be the 10th UCSF chancellor after leading the campus in an interim role, is a highly accomplished scientist, educator and physician with a strong…
UCLA |
Putting the brakes on concussion
Former Bruin, NFL players talk about their head injuries at event to educate parents, coaches and doctors on how to protect young football players.
Lawrence Livermore Lab |
Design standards for dams are effective against earthquakes
Computer modeling confirms that soil filters — long used as a safety net against cracks in the dam's soil — perform well in the face of strong shaking.
UC Riverside |
Students invent device to cut lawnmower pollution
Device eliminates 93 percent of emissions from lawnmowers, which produce 11 times the air pollution of a new car for each hour of operation.
UC Irvine |
Satellites reveal possible catastrophic flooding months in advance
River basin storage data from on high are excellent indicators of overflow potential
UC San Diego |
Why ‘whispers’ among bees sometimes evolve into ‘shouts’
Some Brazilian bees warn would-be competitors that their prime source of food will be fiercely defended if they show up to the site.
UC Natural Reserve System |
Raising an invisible barn
Environmental art project at Sagehen Creek Field Station is designed to provoke questions about the presence of people in nature.
UC Berkeley |
Extinct human cousin gave Tibetans advantage at high elevation
Common ancestors of Han Chinese and Tibetans interbred with a mysterious human-like group and picked up a unique gene variant that later helped them adapt to a low-oxygen environment.