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National Academy of Engineering elects 10 University of California researchers
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What cuts to NIH funding mean for cancer patients and their families
UC Berkeley |
A hellacious two weeks on Jupiter’s moon Io
During a year-long series of observations, astronomers observed three of the largest outbursts ever observed on the moon.
UCLA |
Amputation more likely for poorer diabetics
Poor patients are up to 10 times more likely to lose a limb than wealthier ones; earlier care could prevent most losses.
UC Riverside |
New technology boosts biofuel production
Research leader: 'Successful commercialization of biofuels technology is about yield, yield, yield, and we obtained great yields with this novel technology.'
UC Santa Cruz |
Old evidence leads to new ideas about quake hazards in Pacific Northwest
Sediment cores collected in 1960s for doctoral thesis have attracted renewed scrutiny for clues to Cascadia earthquakes.
UC Riverside |
A neuropsychology and beer mixer
Taking advantage of new brewery business model, graduate student starts selling his beers.
UC Berkeley |
Global economic losses from cyclones linger for decades
New study debunks the idea that cyclones have no long-term, lasting economic impacts, and suggests the urgent need for revamping disaster policy around the world.
UC Santa Barbara |
Tracking giant kelp from space
Marine researchers turn to citizen scientists to help investigate the ‘redwoods of the ocean.’
UC Santa Barbara |
Can you trust that app?
That smartphone download might give a hacker access to your data. In response, computer scientists are set to receive $1 million to study smartphone security issues.
California Magazine |
Paleontologist entices diverse students to dig her field
We love to see giant dinosaur fossils in museums, but microfossils are everywhere, geoscientist Lisa White tells school kids. An African-American woman in one of the least diverse scientific fields, White directs education and public programs at the Museum of…
UC Davis |
Prenatal exposure to DDT linked to obesity, diabetes
Exposure to the once-common pesticide before birth slowed the metabolism of female mice and lowered their tolerance of cold temperature. This increased their likelihood of developing metabolic syndrome and its host of related conditions.
UC Santa Cruz |
Tidal forces gave moon its shape
Most of the moon's overall shape can be explained by taking into account tidal effects acting early in the moon's history.
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Expanding access to specialty care
Electronic consultation program between primary care physicians and specialists aims to reduce unnecessary in-person appointments, improve patient outcomes and lower costs.