Spinal cord therapy helps paraplegics move their legs
UCLA
April 08, 2014
Four young men who have been paralyzed for years achieved groundbreaking progress — moving their legs — as a result of epidural electrical stimulation of the spinal cord.
In the News
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Transfers show community colleges' rising reputation
Los Angeles Times
April 23, 2014
Institutions in California are part of a national trend to recruit community college students, mostly from minority and low-income backgrounds, to improve campus diversity.
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The legacy of Gabriel García Márquez
New America Media
April 22, 2014
UC Riverside professor reflects on the life and work of the acclaimed Latin American author.
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Science Today
April 22, 2014
In the first global snapshot of its kind, a team of Scripps Institution of Oceanography researchers has shown how overfishing impacts coral reef health.
Research
- Mantis shrimp stronger than airplanes
- Chili peppers: born in Mexico
- Researchers melt snow to see climate change impacts
Health
- Treating stroke improves during 'golden hour'
- Children’s hospitals launch global initiative on preterm birth
- Blood-pressure drug prevents epilepsy after brain injury
Arts & Humanities
- Library gets digital archive of farm worker movement
- Remembering lives lost
- In dust of WWII camps, Japanese culture blossomed
Students & Alumni
- Avoiding alien marine invaders
- Alum wins Boston Marathon
- Saving diabetics from blindness in post-conflict Libya
Faculty & Staff
- Faculty, regent join American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Tackling urban problems with Big Data
- Historian wins Pulitzer Prize for second time
Administration
Video
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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.
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Drought, fire and flood
Explore how the the nature of highly seasonal rainfall cycles and periodic fires create conditions that have shaped Mediterranean climate ecosystems.
Press Releases
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More California freshmen admitted to UC for fall 2014
April 18, 2014
Preliminary data reveal record-high admissions for freshman class, including more Californians and more Latinos.
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President Napolitano to low-income California students: Aim for college, come to UC
April 02, 2014
President Napolitano sent a letter this week to low-income California students who scored well on PSAT tests, encouraging them to take rigorous courses and pursue a college education.
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UC statement on contract ratification by AFSCME patient care technical workers
March 28, 2014
Dwaine Duckett, UC’s vice president for human resources, released a statement about the contract ratification by members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
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UC chief financial officer to lead private foundation in Los Angeles
March 25, 2014
UC President Janet Napolitano comments on the departure of CFO Peter Taylor.
Science Today
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Genghis Khan bathed in sherbet ice cream: This is how The Oatmeal described the mantis shrimp. Read more on UC Research Tumblr.