UC Newsroom |

UC appoints new class of Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Student Fellows

Awardees from each of the 10 campuses will work to promote healthier communities via tobacco control.

UCLA |

What do we lose when we multitask?

Answer: a lot. But we still find a way to retain important facts, a new study finds.

UC Irvine |

Opening the doors of the humanities to the public

Doctoral students share their expertise with the community in a new fellowship program.

UCSF |

Traveling to Mars will wreak havoc on our bodies — can we prevent it?

Researchers explore how we can make the human body ready for prolonged space flight.

UC San Diego |

Happy hour: A second drink linked to staying sharp in old age, new study finds

Older adults with moderate regular alcohol intake found more likely to live to 85 without dementia.

UC Berkeley |

From political prisoner to international inspiration

Wai Wai Nu intends to use her Berkeley Law education to reform the government in her home country of Burma.

UCLA |

UCLA-led research offers clearest evidence yet of long-sought Majorana particle

Finding could provide the vehicle for carrying ‘qubits’ of data in quantum computing.

UCLA |

How Billboard misses out on what people actually want to hear

Major record companies push antisocial messages but consumers are open to other options.

UC San Diego |

Brain circuits that express depression successfully altered

Neuroscientists alleviate or reverse social withdrawal and helplessness behavior in a new study.

UCSF |

Drug reverses memory failure caused by traumatic brain injury

Brain-injured mice perform as well as normal mice on memory tests after treatment.

UCLA |

Why do some people prefer order, and others thrive in uncertainty?

A new study suggests changes in two brain regions could be responsible for attitudes related to risk.

UC San Diego |

Why a familiar face is a friendlier one

Our emotional perception is profoundly altered when we already know someone.