UC Newsroom |
UC alums fill Peace Corps ranks
The University of California remains a perennial leader in sending alumni to international service.
UC Irvine |
Hackers: Catch them if you can
Unhampered by borders and laws, cybercriminals present new security threats.
UC Santa Barbara |
Maps show expected redistribution of global species due to climate change
An international team of scientists tracks how fast and in which direction local climates — and species — have shifted.
UC Santa Cruz |
Single class inspires tangible change
Alums who formed a socially conscious nonprofit as a way of keeping in touch have funded more than $180,000 in projects.
UC San Francisco |
Stress is contagious: Babies can catch it from their moms
Infants not only pick up on their mother’s stress, but they also show corresponding physiological changes.
UC Riverside |
Riverside alum pilots bobsled at Winter Olympics
Cory Butner, '05 graduate, is third Olympian in school history.
UC Santa Cruz |
If it ain’t Baroque, don’t fix it
Four decades ago, music professor Linda Burman-Hall founded the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival. It's still going strong today.
UC San Diego |
Source of ‘moon curse’ revealed by eclipse
When signals bounced off the lunar surface returned surprisingly faint echoes on full moon nights, scientists sought an explanation in reason rather than superstition.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
Startup wants to know how damaged your DNA is
Berkeley Lab scientist has devised a method of automating the screening process; through his startup, he hopes to make it as commonplace as a cholesterol test.
UC Santa Cruz |
Professor’s e-book featured on startup site for women
Micah Perks' memoir, 'Alone in the Woods,' explores women and the wilderness.
UCLA |
More pesticides linked to Parkinson's
A person's genetic makeup could increase his or her chance of developing the debilitating disease two- to six-fold after pesticide exposure.
UC San Francisco |
Immunotherapy: the last hope
Patricia Hollowell gets a hug from her grandson Cody, 3, at her daughter's home in San Rafael, Calif.Credit: Cindy Chew Patricia Hollowell, 80, was diagnosed with melanoma in April 2012.She had three surgeries in quick succession in her hometown of Grand…