UC Davis |

Cultural biases impact native fish, too

Much of what is deemed valuable in the U.S. was shaped by the white male perspective. Fish are no exception.

UC Davis |

Turning tarantula venom into pain relief

Could modified venom from the Peruvian green velvet tarantula help end the opiod epidemic?

UC San Diego |

Poor and minority communities suffer more from extreme heat in U.S. cities

Excess urban heat is common within cities, but not all communities burden the consequences equally.

UC Santa Barbara |

The parent trap

Antagonism toward motherhood dissuades women from pursuing academic science careers.

UC Office of the President |

UC celebrates $15 million Mellon grant to support faculty diversity

The University of California today (July 16) announced the receipt of a $15 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP).
UC Office of the President |

UC studies: Contrary to popular belief, residents are not fleeing California

Despite California losing a congressional seat for the first time in history due to slow population growth, there is no evidence of an abnormal increase in residents planning to move out of the state, according to the results of a new UC survey.
UC Irvine |

The ongoing urban exodus

Could San Francisco and L.A. become affordable again? Possibly, says economist Jan Brueckner.  

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That song is stuck in your head, but it’s helping you to remember

‘Earworms’ are more than a passing nuisance. They help us preserve memory – for music and for life.

Berkeley Lab |

The story behind our infinitely recyclable plastic

Berkeley Lab scientists are solving the practical and environmental problems of traditional plastics.

UC Davis via The Conversation |

What are ‘ghost guns,’ a target of Biden’s anti-crime effort?

For starters, they are impossible to trace.

UC San Francisco Magazine |

Turns out, designing a COVID vaccine was easy

The hard part was everything that came next, says UCSF alum Stephen Hoge, president of Moderna.

UC Riverside |

UC Riverside joins forces with NASA on missions to Venus

The trips hope to illuminate how Earth’s evil twin became uninhabitable.