In conversation: UC’s 2020 Nobel Prize winners on changing the world through scientific discovery
Register now to join us Dec. 3 as we celebrate the University of California’s newest Nobel laureates and hear their reflections on the value and impact of scientific discovery.
Rare set of conjoined twins successfully separated in 24-hour surgery at UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Abigail and Micaela Bachinskiy are recovering at UC Davis Children’s Hospital after a marathon surgery.
Critical blood shortages on the horizon unless enough donors step forward
You can save a life, even help someone fight COVID-19, by giving blood this holiday season — and it’s as safe as ever.
A Zoom-friendly idea for Thanksgiving
Impress your family from afar — and your friends on Instagram — with this holiday superfood.
Serve your community at your Thanksgiving table
Six ways to bring deeper meaning to your meal by supporting farmers, farmworkers and the planet.
Holiday gatherings during COVID-19: What doctors say about traveling and family events
The good news is that there are ways to make a gathering safer.
UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute sees ‘contagious kindness’ in action
Amid social turmoil, the study on kindness points to its potential for large-scale healing.
Drop in pandemic CO2 emissions previews world of electric vehicles
A UC Berkeley sensing network shows a 25 percent drop in Bay Area CO2 levels immediately after shelter-in-place.
Study: Loneliness highest in the 20s and lowest in the 60s
Lower levels of empathy, smaller social networks and poor sleep are consistent predictors of loneliness.
UC campuses pilot a smartphone app that aims to limit spread of COVID-19
The app uses privacy-first technology that allows users to receive automatic smartphone notifications of a potential exposure to the virus.
3 UCSF faculty named to Biden-Harris transition COVID-19 advisory board
David A. Kessler, Eric Goosby and Robert M. Rodriguez will help guide planning for the president-elect’s federal response to the pandemic.
Honoring 102-year-old WWII vet, professor emeritus
UC Davis Hospice hosts a virtual ceremony honoring the life and heroics of 2nd Lt. Milton Hildebrand, now in their care.
How the pandemic demonstrates veterans’ resiliency
A timely Q&A with Tess Banko, Marine Corps veteran and executive director of the UCLA/VA Veteran Family Wellness Center.
Veterans’ voices
UC Irvine is the nation’s only top research university to offer a certificate program to those who’ve served in the military.
President Drake announces new Presidential Policy on Gender Recognition and Lived Name
A new presidential policy will ensure that all individuals are identified by their accurate gender identity and lived or preferred name at UC.
Drone surveys reveal fire damage and recovery in UC natural reserves
Drone and ground surveys of nine UC nature reserves will help understand ecosystem recovery from wildfires.
Preparing for a winter with the coronavirus
How will staying indoors more frequently affect the spread of COVID-19?
Behind the curtain at Amazon
A new book alleges worker exploitation at Amazon and shows how communities are resisting it.
Women were the early big-game hunters of America, research suggests
The findings are a challenge to the old hypothesis (and familiar image) of ‘man-the-hunter.’
UC researchers pioneer more effective method of blocking malaria transmission in mosquitoes
UC scientists have made a major advance using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to control the transmission of malaria parasites.