UC Riverside |

Providing clean water for a growing population

A new method to squeeze every drop from brine will alleviate water shortages in arid regions.

UCLA |

Students of all races feel safer in ethnically diverse middle schools, new report says

Groundbreaking study shows diversity's wide range of benefits in education.

UC Berkeley |

Talking science with the fluidity of Pixar

Ph.D. student Sara ElShafie works with Pixar story artists to help her fellow scientists better communicate.

UC Merced |

How reading makes us move

A new study shows how our muscles react as we process written language, an advance in the field of embodied cognition.

UC Irvine |

Small climb in mean temperatures linked to far higher chance of deadly heat waves

UC Irvine-led analysis of data from India could have dire implications for the future.

UC San Diego |

Play piano with this virtual reality glove

It's a leap forward with potential applications that are even more dazzling.

UC Riverside |

UC Riverside’s first student cohort of Mellon Mays fellows to graduate

Program helps diversify faculty and research by mentoring undergrads.

UC Santa Cruz |

Rescuing damaged chromosomes

The discovery of a 'Hail Mary' mechanism for saving damaged cells could lead to new strategies to fight cancer.

UC Berkeley |

Science shows for the first time how puberty makes learning harder

Parents who think a switch is flipped: read this.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego opens first virtual reality lab for undergrads

Campus makes tomorrow's economy more accessible with new teaching lab.

UC Irvine |

From first-generation to Fulbright

Daniela Estrada reflects UC Irvine’s commitment to the success of first-generation Latino students.

UCLA |

UC collaboration unlocks a key to biofuel

The algae in your fishtank could provide new fuel and medical applications, thanks to its UC-decoded genome.