UCOP announces student video contest

The University of California Office of the President teams up with Directing Change, a contest that encourages students to submit videos that will positively impact campus life.

Diminishing ice means a darker Arctic

Scripps Institution of Oceanography
February 20, 2014
Forty-five years after scientists hypothesized that global warming would make Arctic Ocean surfaces darker, Scripps team determines, through satellite data, how much the planet’s albedo has diminished.

Four threats to American democracy

UCLA
February 19, 2014
UCLA professor examines four interconnected issues that could threaten a breakdown of effective democratic government in the United States.

Holograms boost electronic performance

UC Riverside
February 19, 2014
Researchers demonstrate a holographic memory device that could improve storage capacity and processing capabilities in electronics.

Better batting through brain training

UC Riverside
February 18, 2014
UC Riverside’s baseball team struck out less frequently in the 2013 season after taking part in brain-training research that significantly improved the vision of individual players.