UC Berkeley |
Legacy of Chiura Obata, artist and former UC Berkeley professor, endures on campus
Obata, detained in a World War II internment camp for people of Japanese descent, urged turning to "Great Nature" to transcend differences and difficulty.
UC Newsroom |
Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American
America’s scientific leadership is teetering. The proposed federal budget would send it off a cliff.
UC Newsroom |
UC leads American public research universities in global impact, new rankings show
All 10 UC campuses are among the best universities in the world in research impact, with eight among the top 25 public universities in the United States, according to the 2025-26 Best Global Universities ranking from U.S. News & World Report.
UC Office of the President |
Congress weighs deep cuts to federal student financial aid, Medicaid programs
If approved, the changes will make it harder for students and families to pay for college and could result in some Californians losing access to health care.
UCLA Anderson School of Management |
Open, out, loyal
John Wooden Global Leadership fellow Ike Zhan (’25) advocates for LGBTQ colleagues.
UC Santa Barbara |
How to become a more curious person, according to new research
With a curiosity-building app, researchers Madeleine Gross and Jonathan Schooler explore how personality can shift through small daily actions.
UC Davis |
Telehealth can improve care for cats with chronic health issues
Research finds informal video visits are beneficial for humans and their pets.
UC Berkeley |
In search of a way to improve humans’ faulty memories and bad habits
Allison Harvey, a UC Berkeley psychology professor, says lessons from science can help everyone instill good habits — and even lead to more effective patient treatments.
UC San Francisco |
The quest to reinvent anesthesia
UCSF researchers are scouring millions of compounds – with help from tiny zebrafish – to create anesthetics safe enough to use without an anesthesiologist.
UC Berkeley |
Psychopathic personality is measured with a 1970s checklist. A UC Berkeley psychologist says it’s time to upgrade.
By using a new way to measure psychopathy, Keanan Joyner says we could potentially decrease the cost of the disorder to the U.S. criminal justice system, estimated at $460 billion each year.
UC Riverside |
A California dairy tried to capture its methane. It worked.
Sealing manure ponds at a Central Valley farm cut emissions dramatically.
UC San Francisco |
I’m a spine doctor. Here’s how I take care of my back
Hitting the gym at 5 a.m., passing on the dessert, and doing squats deskside are tactics some people employ to keep pain-free and nimble. Thankfully, this physician advocates an easier approach.