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UC Berkeley
Egyptologist Cathleen Keller dies at age 62
She specialized in Egyptian art and language, co-curator of 'Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharoah' exhibit.
Egyptologist Cathleen Keller dies at age 62
She specialized in Egyptian art and language, co-curator of 'Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharoah' exhibit.
UC San Diego
Corporate connections: UC San Diego alumni make a business of supporting their alma mater
Alums assist the future generation of students through annual scholarship support.
Corporate connections: UC San Diego alumni make a business of supporting their alma mater
Alums assist the future generation of students through annual scholarship support.
UCLA
Study uses music to explore the autistic brain's emotion processing
'Music has long been known to touch autistic children,' UCLA researcher says.
Study uses music to explore the autistic brain's emotion processing
'Music has long been known to touch autistic children,' UCLA researcher says.
UC Berkeley
Plight of the Puerto Rican parrots
New study analyzes why endangered parrot population isn't recovering.
Plight of the Puerto Rican parrots
New study analyzes why endangered parrot population isn't recovering.
UC San Diego
Space is current frontier for first recipient of Ericsson Endowed Chair in Wireless Access Networks
Bhaskar Rao a leader in cutting edge areas of digital signal processing.
Space is current frontier for first recipient of Ericsson Endowed Chair in Wireless Access Networks
Bhaskar Rao a leader in cutting edge areas of digital signal processing.
Multicampus
Researchers target tumors with tiny ‘nanoworms’
UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, MIT scientists' discovery reminiscent of 1966 sci fi movie Fantastic Voyage.
Researchers target tumors with tiny ‘nanoworms’
UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, MIT scientists' discovery reminiscent of 1966 sci fi movie Fantastic Voyage.
UC San Diego
Hospitalists set new benchmark
UC San Diego receives national recognition for program that protects patients from developing blood clots.
Hospitalists set new benchmark
UC San Diego receives national recognition for program that protects patients from developing blood clots.
UC Davis
Researchers demonstrate safety of gene therapy using adult stem cells
UC Davis study, published online in Molecular Therapy, provides key safety data for human trials.
Researchers demonstrate safety of gene therapy using adult stem cells
UC Davis study, published online in Molecular Therapy, provides key safety data for human trials.
UC San Diego
$2.5 million NIH grant to establish digestive diseases research center
Grant will enable researchers to better understand how digestive diseases originate.
$2.5 million NIH grant to establish digestive diseases research center
Grant will enable researchers to better understand how digestive diseases originate.
UC San Diego
Anita Borg Institute auctions lunch meeting with SDSC Director Fran Berman
EBay auction part of institute's 'Women of Vision' awards banquet May 8.
Anita Borg Institute auctions lunch meeting with SDSC Director Fran Berman
EBay auction part of institute's 'Women of Vision' awards banquet May 8.
Scripps
Unmanned aircraft to study Southern California smog and its consequences
Long-term survey will profile pollutants to determine their origination.
Unmanned aircraft to study Southern California smog and its consequences
Long-term survey will profile pollutants to determine their origination.
UCLA
Global warming will negatively impact tropical species
'Even a modest increase in temperature appears rather large to them and negatively impacts their population growth rates.'
Global warming will negatively impact tropical species
'Even a modest increase in temperature appears rather large to them and negatively impacts their population growth rates.'
UC San Diego
Pioneering 'scarless' surgeon named president of SAGES
UC San Diego professor Mark Talamini will guide the 5,400-member organization of gastrointestinal surgeons.
Pioneering 'scarless' surgeon named president of SAGES
UC San Diego professor Mark Talamini will guide the 5,400-member organization of gastrointestinal surgeons.
UC San Diego
There’s a hole in my bucket — and in the data as well!
San Diego Supercomputer Center researchers use cyberinfrastructure to standardize water data collections.
There’s a hole in my bucket — and in the data as well!
San Diego Supercomputer Center researchers use cyberinfrastructure to standardize water data collections.
UC San Diego
TB strain may be linked to unpasteurized dairy
Strain is increasing in San Diego; highest incidence among Hispanics.
TB strain may be linked to unpasteurized dairy
Strain is increasing in San Diego; highest incidence among Hispanics.
UC San Diego
Librarian named ‘2008 Mover & Shaker’ in Library Journal
UC San Diego's Jim Cheng lauded for building unparalleld collection of East Asian films.
Librarian named ‘2008 Mover & Shaker’ in Library Journal
UC San Diego's Jim Cheng lauded for building unparalleld collection of East Asian films.
UC San Francisco
Brief secondhand smoke exposure can cause blood vessel, stem cell damage in 30 minutes
Results show that brief exposure to real-world levels of passive smoke has strong, persistent consequences.
Brief secondhand smoke exposure can cause blood vessel, stem cell damage in 30 minutes
Results show that brief exposure to real-world levels of passive smoke has strong, persistent consequences.
UC Riverside
New idea for how anti-aging products delay ripening of fruit, wilting of flowers
Novel chemical pathway could help design of new anti-aging chemicals for plant products.
New idea for how anti-aging products delay ripening of fruit, wilting of flowers
Novel chemical pathway could help design of new anti-aging chemicals for plant products.
UC Berkeley
$2 million for sustainability projects designed by students and faculty
Projects include cost-effective water purification and hygiene technologies, sustainable packaging, renewable fuels.
$2 million for sustainability projects designed by students and faculty
Projects include cost-effective water purification and hygiene technologies, sustainable packaging, renewable fuels.
Scripps
Research pegs ID of red tide killer
Bacteria gang up on algae, quashing red tide blooms, Scripps Oceanography researchers find.
Research pegs ID of red tide killer
Bacteria gang up on algae, quashing red tide blooms, Scripps Oceanography researchers find.
UCLA
Stem cell researchers create heart, blood cells from skin cells
Discovery could one day lead to clinical trials of new treatments for people who suffer heart attacks.
Stem cell researchers create heart, blood cells from skin cells
Discovery could one day lead to clinical trials of new treatments for people who suffer heart attacks.
Scripps
Oxygen depletion: a new form of ocean habitat loss
Scientists confirm computer model predictions that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding.
Oxygen depletion: a new form of ocean habitat loss
Scientists confirm computer model predictions that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding.
UC Riverside
Hybrid cars are harder to hear
Quiet vehicles may pose greater risk to pedestrians, UC Riverside psychologist finds.
Hybrid cars are harder to hear
Quiet vehicles may pose greater risk to pedestrians, UC Riverside psychologist finds.
UC Davis
Study suggests sick children should be tranferred to specialty hospitals sooner
Study suggests need for earlier transport, better assessment of severity, greater use of telemedicine services.
Study suggests sick children should be tranferred to specialty hospitals sooner
Study suggests need for earlier transport, better assessment of severity, greater use of telemedicine services.
UC San Diego
Renowned researcher receives Hartwell Foundation grant
UC San Diego's Kenneth Lyons Jones will study diet, pregnancy and birth defects.
Renowned researcher receives Hartwell Foundation grant
UC San Diego's Kenneth Lyons Jones will study diet, pregnancy and birth defects.
UC Davis
Governor lauds Bohart Museum’s state insect poster
UC Davis poster intended to spark interest in dogface butterfly and conservation efforts.
Governor lauds Bohart Museum’s state insect poster
UC Davis poster intended to spark interest in dogface butterfly and conservation efforts.
UC Berkeley
Engineers harness cell phone technology for use in medical imaging
System could make imaging technology accessible to billions of people around the world. View video.
Engineers harness cell phone technology for use in medical imaging
System could make imaging technology accessible to billions of people around the world. View video.
UC Berkeley
High environmental certification for Haste Street Center
UC Berkeley facility is state's first freestanding LEED-silver certified child care center. View video.
High environmental certification for Haste Street Center
UC Berkeley facility is state's first freestanding LEED-silver certified child care center. View video.
UCLA
UCLA School of Law launches $100 million endowment campaign
Initiative will support student scholarships, faculty, clinics and centers.
UCLA School of Law launches $100 million endowment campaign
Initiative will support student scholarships, faculty, clinics and centers.
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara institute to play key role in new, major diabetes research program
New model of collaborative research, with team from multiple universities, companies tackling single problem.
UC Santa Barbara institute to play key role in new, major diabetes research program
New model of collaborative research, with team from multiple universities, companies tackling single problem.
UCLA
What puts heart failure patients in the hospital?
Study identifies common factors: pneumonia, irregular heart beat and obstructed blood flow to the heart.
What puts heart failure patients in the hospital?
Study identifies common factors: pneumonia, irregular heart beat and obstructed blood flow to the heart.
Scripps
Life-probing instrument preparing for mission to Mars
Scripps researcher receives $2 million in funding for Urey instrument’s flight planning and design.
Life-probing instrument preparing for mission to Mars
Scripps researcher receives $2 million in funding for Urey instrument’s flight planning and design.
UC Irvine
Study shows false memories complicate end-of-life treatment decisions
A majority of study particpants did not realize their treatment preferences had changed over time.
Study shows false memories complicate end-of-life treatment decisions
A majority of study particpants did not realize their treatment preferences had changed over time.
UC Berkeley
Refining the date of dinosaur extinction
UC Berkeley team puts Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary at 65.95 million years, give or take 40,000 years.
Refining the date of dinosaur extinction
UC Berkeley team puts Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary at 65.95 million years, give or take 40,000 years.
Scripps
Scientists reveal presence of ocean current 'stripes'
Findings, more than 20 years in the making, could help improve forecasts of climate, ecosystem changes.
Scientists reveal presence of ocean current 'stripes'
Findings, more than 20 years in the making, could help improve forecasts of climate, ecosystem changes.
UC San Francisco
Heart and lung program marks 500th transplant
UC San Francisco began heart transplant program in 1989, Lung Transplant Program in 1991.
Heart and lung program marks 500th transplant
UC San Francisco began heart transplant program in 1989, Lung Transplant Program in 1991.
UC Irvine
Rafael L. Bras named dean of School of Engineering
Acclaimed scholar, a prominent MIT hydrologist and hydroclimatologist, to start at UC Irvine Sept. 1.
Rafael L. Bras named dean of School of Engineering
Acclaimed scholar, a prominent MIT hydrologist and hydroclimatologist, to start at UC Irvine Sept. 1.
UC San Francisco
Study breaks ground in revealing how neurons generate movement
Findings could inform efforts to develop neural prosthetics to treat paralysis and motor dysfunctions.
Study breaks ground in revealing how neurons generate movement
Findings could inform efforts to develop neural prosthetics to treat paralysis and motor dysfunctions.