Free Angela and All Political Prisoners
Angela Davis discusses the latest film about her life with producer Sidra Smith and moderator Dr. Gaye Theresa Thompson.
Are we safer 20 years after Northridge quake?
Scientists — including researchers at UC San Diego — say they've made great progress identifying and understanding the faults that pose danger in Southern California.
San Diego Union-Tribune
How language seems to shape one's view of the world
Research suggests that speaking another language fluently changes what you pay attention to and how you remember events.
NPR
Toy seal raises funds for the real thing
Marine biologist launches a limited run of cuddly 'Real Seal' toys — one for each of the 1,100 Hawaiian monk seals left in the world.
UC Santa Cruz
Susan Straight on the lessons of the mixed-race novel
Novelist, UC Riverside professor brings personal perspective to writing on racial identity.
Los Angeles Times
Video - Applying to graduate school
UC doctoral students share their best advice for preparing, applying, and paying for graduate school.
How to engineer the perfect cookie
The food and science folks at UCLA extend their expertise to cookies. Chemistry, they say, is the key to great baking.
NPR
Race, class, fear and shame: transit barriers
UC Irvine study reveals bias against public transit trumps convenience and transit-first urban planning.
KCET
UC San Diego scientists invent MRSA 'nanosponge' vaccine
After proving successful in mice, researchers hope to launch clinical trials for the vaccine in humans.
San Diego Union-Tribune
The troubles of building where faults collide
A stalled project to build two skyscrapers has become a symbol of whether developers can withstand the complications of working in quake-prone L.A.
New York Times