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UC Berkeley |

Nicholas Dirks to be Berkeley’s 10th chancellor

Regents approve appointment; Dirks will succeed Robert Birgeneau in June 2013.
UCLA |

First 'breathing lung' transplant in United States

UCLA team performs first such operation; experimental technology could transform the field.
UC Davis |

Video game fights obesity

Children win by logging miles walked and calories burned
UC San Francisco |

Amputee athletes maximize physical potential

Training program teaches amputees to run, ride bikes with prosthetics.
UC Irvine |

College prep via app design

Coached by UC Irvine students, middle school teams learn STEM skills by creating educational smartphone games.
UC Davis |

UC Davis to test experimental drug for laminitis in horses

Clinical trials planned for potentially life-saving treatment.
UC Berkeley |

Fire retardant linked to delays in children

A new study adds to the health concerns over flame retardants widely used in foam upholstered furniture, and their effect on young children.
UCLA |

More than 1M Californians lost job-based insurance during recession

For the first time in a decade, the percentage of residents with health insurance through employment fell below 50 percent.
UCLA |

UCLA to go tobacco-free in April

Dump your cigarettes, cigars and chew. Come April, they'll be prohibited on campus as part of a UC-wide push to promote health and end tobacco use.
UCLA |

I love him, I love him not

Women with stable but not-so-sexy mates become more distant, critical during periods of high fertility.
UC Berkeley |

Air pollution study on diesel versus gas emissions

Study finds that diesel fumes pollute far more than gasoline.
UC Office of the President |

UC faculty receive Nobel prizes

UCSF, UCLA researchers honored for work in stem cells, stable allocations theory in economics.