Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
UC Berkeley
July 29, 2014
Researchers are developing screen displays that can compensate for a viewer's visual impairments to create sharp images without the need for corrective lenses.
In the News
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The New Yorker
July 30, 2014
How Berkeley's Janet Yellen is redefining the Federal Reserve.
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Three years for med school? UC Davis can do that
Capital Public Radio
July 29, 2014
A handful of students are trailblazers in a new medical school model that allows doctors to practice with three years of medical school instead of four.
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Money
July 29, 2014
Several UC campuses are ranked among Money magazine's value rankings of the best colleges for your money.
Research
- Vision-correcting display makes reading glasses so yesterday
- Stem cell discovery may make tissue regeneration more efficient
- WIFIRE project helps firefighters get a jump on wildfires
Health
- Expanding access to specialty care
- Providing a medical home for HIV patients
- Creating a pathway to practice
Arts & Humanities
Students & Alumni
- President Napolitano explores UC Merced-Yosemite partnership
- Asylum clinic holds promise of a new life
- Students invent device to cut lawnmower pollution
Faculty & Staff
- Inventor's projects serve the neediest
- Birthday bash to celebrate laser inventor Charles Townes’ 99th
- Latino profiles defy stereotypes
Administration
Video
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President Obama at UC Irvine Commencement 2014
President Barack Obama spoke at UC Irvine's commencement celebration at Angel Stadium.
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Looking to jellyfish for environmental answers
Despite their simple marine forms, jellies may provide answers to complex environmental questions.
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A beautiful mind
In Adam Gazzaley’s new lab, the brain is a kaleidoscope of colors, bursting and pulsing in real time to the rhythm of electronic music. He also wants this to lead to treatments for a variety of brain diseases.
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Nobelist Schekman on the value of public higher ed
Nobel laureate Randy Schekman is a UC Berkeley professor and a UCLA alumnus. From the pinnacle of achievement, Schekman credits public higher education as the foundation of his success. Schekman will participate in UC's Graduate Research Day, calling for more student support.
Press Releases
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July 22, 2014
A new law sponsored by UC will allow graduates of accelerated medical education programs to become licensed doctors in California starting next year.
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New UC program helps high school students bridge gap to college
July 21, 2014
SummerUp targets students who fall short of meeting UC and CSU admissions criteria by only one course.
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Strong financial aid has sheltered UC's low-income undergraduate students from tuition increases
July 18, 2014
UC enrolls a higher percentage of low-income undergrads than any other top research university in the country; the cost of attendance for those students is virtually unchanged from 10 years ago. This information was released this week as part of UC's annual Accountability Report.
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Regents approve appointment of UCSF chancellor
July 17, 2014
Sam Hawgood, dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, will be UCSF's 10th chancellor
Science Today
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A new study shows that college football players who have experienced concussions and those who have been playing for a longer period of time have a smaller hippocampal volume than others. Hear what UCLA's Dr. Christopher Giza says about concussions and young athletes.