UC Davis |

Welcome to shark park

UC Davis shark-tagging research helps make North America's biggest marine protected area seven times larger.

UC Berkeley |

Study shows wingspan has a correlation to athletic prowess in the NBA, MMA

Wingspan may be the secret to success for athletes in the NBA and mixed martial arts.

UC Riverside |

How private prison companies are influencing immigration policy

Increased support for punitive immigration legislation is found where ICE detention facilities are privately run.

UC Davis via The Conversation |

Psychedelic drugs could treat depression, and other mental illnesses

Psychedelics have shown promise in the clinic for treating neuropsychiatric diseases. 

UCLA |

What it means to be moved by love

There are universal sensations when we are moved by love, including goosebumps, tears and tenderness.

UCSF via The Conversation |

The rise of California's tent cities

The extreme shortage of affordable housing is driving California's epidemic of homelessness.

UC Berkeley |

Water harvester delivers fresh water from air

Powered only by sunlight, a next-generation water harvester has pulled drinking water from thin, desert air.

UC Newsroom |

Pop-up institutes help medical research advance quickly, cheaply

If restaurants and retail can test new concepts with minimal investment, why not medicine?

UC Office of the President |

UC researchers named to prestigious National Academy of Inventors

Nine University of California inventors and innovators have been selected to become National Academy of Inventors (NAI) fellows, in recognition of their pioneering research with significant societal impacts.

UC Newsroom |

UC and its national labs invest in California climate change research

Three new, large-scale projects receive over $11M in funding to study the impacts of climate change on California.

UCLA |

Curcumin improves memory and mood, new study says

Lovers of Indian food, give yourselves a second helping. The compound found in turmeric has new benefits.

UC Office of the President |

UC praises Gov. Brown proposal to establish precision health institute

Executive Vice President of UC Health John D. Stobo issued a statement today (Jan. 10) applauding Governor Brown’s proposal to establish the California Institute to Advance Precision Health and Medicine.