UC Berkeley |
Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever made
Animal-inspired creation may lead to better search and rescue technology.
UCSF |
White wash: Biomedical research doesn't reflect diversity of American public
UCSF is working to ensure research is demographically sound.
UC Merced |
Virtual reality system allows UC Merced to explore the world
New platform holds massive potential for research and collaboration, from Giza to the human brain.
UC Riverside |
Bridging the vocabulary gap in schools
Language learning program created by campus educator is catching on around the country.
UCSF |
Alzheimer’s and concussion-related CTE may spread in the brain via common mechanism
Research is first to suggest that chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a prion disease.
UCLA |
Researchers create computer model to tell fact from fiction on the internet
Sifting through nearly 2 million posts, their algorithm could identify an underlying narrative.
UC Newsroom |
UC Santa Barbara physicist and UC Santa Cruz biologist named 2017 Breakthrough Prize winners
Two UC professors win the most lucrative award in science, with a third earning early-career honors.
UC Irvine |
First-generation flag bearer
UC Irvine alum Eloy Oakley is first Latino to lead state’s community colleges.
UC Santa Barbara |
Teaching toward the future
Education professor receives a 2017 President’s Research Catalyst Award to lead a nine-campus consortium.
UCLA |
Chilling climate revelations from a previous ice age
Major changes in ice and temperatures could cause abrupt transformations elsewhere, study shows.
UC Santa Cruz |
Grant awarded to study sustainable practices for urban agriculture
UC Santa Cruz environmental studies professor Stacy Philpott will lead the research.
UC Riverside |
Using plants and quantum physics for potential superefficient solar cells
Physicist discovers how to make photocells mimic the way plants maximize their absorption of sunlight.