White House honors Molina, Ride
President Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to UC San Diego chemist Mario Molina and, posthumously, to astronaut and UCSD professor Sally Ride.
San Diego Union-Tribune
How many of your memories are fake?
When people with super memory — those who can remember what they ate for breakfast on a specific day 10 years ago — are tested for accuracy, researchers find what goes into false memories.
The Atlantic
President Napolitano proposes tuition freeze, new systemwide initiatives
Initiatives address tuition, community college transfers, tech transfer, energy use.
President, chancellors urge repeal of sequestration
Letter to state congressional delegation cites urgency of investing in UC's education, research and health care priorities.
Widespread starfish deaths reported on West Coast
Marine scientists are finding many dead starfish stricken with a disease that causes the creatures to lose their arms and disintegrate.
CBS
Oarfish offer chance to study elusive animal
Two oarfish were found off the California coast last month, giving marine biologists a rare opportunity to study a creature long thought a monster.
New York Times
Musician Mickey Hart's Brain On Music
Musician Mickey Hart worked with UCSF researchers to develop representations of his brain in light and music.
NPR: All tech considered
Einstein’s Brain…and the neuroscientist who studied it
Marian Diamond, the first female student in the department of anatomy at UC Berkeley, researched Einstein's brain.
UC Research Tumblr
The man who gets the science right on 'The Big Bang Theory'
UCLA professor David Saltzberg helps 'The Big Bang Theory' with the physics behind the jokes.
NPR blogs
Has social media turned us into narcissists?
Sharing platforms such as Facebook, Twitter open a window to self-aggrandizing behavior.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch