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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David Miller's SlugBooks out to disrupt college textbook market
Forbes
April 17, 2014
UC Santa Cruz alum is behind a site that fuels comparison shopping for pricey college textbooks.
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How to deal with jerks (and worse)
Salon
April 17, 2014
There is now an academic definition of that paragon of obnoxiousness, thanks to UC Irvine's Aaron James. Knowing it will help you interact with them.
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UC Davis researchers help find birthplace of chili pepper
Sacramento Bee
April 17, 2014
The world’s most widely grown spice crop likely was first domesticated in central-east Mexico, according to a new study by an international team including UC Davis plant scientists.
Research
- Researchers melt snow to see climate change impacts
- Software accurately predicts student test performance
- Mammoth bones find a home at Merced
Health
- Benioffs give hospitals $100M
- Spinal cord therapy helps paraplegics move their legs
- Online registry aims to drive brain disease research
Arts & Humanities
- Library gets digital archive of farm worker movement
- Remembering lives lost
- In dust of WWII camps, Japanese culture blossomed
Students & Alumni
- Saving diabetics from blindness in post-conflict Libya
- Whatever floats their boat
- Students use alternative spring break to grow
Faculty & Staff
- Historian wins Pulitzer Prize for second time
- Guggenheim fellowships go to 15 UC researchers, artists
- A mission of nutrition, a wardrobe of fruits and veggies
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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UC Davis hosts its 100th annual Picnic Day on Saturday. The Doxie Derby is a feature of the public event, which highlights teaching, research, service and campus life.