Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley |
Launching new university in Africa
Haas MBA grad aims to transform a continent through education.
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New book recounts history of Indian boarding school
Historians co-author first collection of images and voices focused on an off-reservation Indian boarding school.
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.