UC Riverside |
Mantis shrimp inspires body armor and football helmet design
Tough crustacean inspires new body armor and football helmet designs.
UC San Francisco |
Better birth control counseling means better birth control
Training health care workers to educate young women about intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants leads to…
UC Riverside |
UC Riverside launching B.S. in sustainability studies
Starting in fall 2015, interdisciplinary degree program will focus on social and environmental justice issues.
UC Newsroom |
Making the most of a second chance
As a kid growing up in Salinas, Calif., Rolando Perez displayed an unusual academic and technical aptitude, and once…
UC Merced |
In any language, learning to walk and talk are linked
Walking infants are better able to speak and understand their native language — regardless of what language that may be…
UC Berkeley |
Oh Joy! Berkeley consults on Inside Out emotions
Emotion expert helps guide Pixar movie on uprooted tween's rush of feelings.
UC San Francisco |
A simple blood or urine test could catch prostate cancer risk early
Tests to gauge genetic risk ultimately will point to earlier, more precise diagnosis.
UC San Francisco |
Longevity hormone is lower in stressed and depressed women
The hormone klotho, which regulates aging and enhances cognition, offers possible new link between mind and body.
UC Davis |
Wild bees pollinate crops, but that's not why they should be conserved
Wild bee diversity is declining worldwide at unprecedented rates.
UC Berkeley |
Scientists devise molecular lock and key to control GMOs
Bioengineers 'put ignition switch onto a handful of the bacteria’s essential genes' to prevent their accidental escape.
UC Irvine |
A third of world's biggest groundwater basins are in distress
Reserves are likely far smaller than previously thought, and some may have only decades left before running dry.
UC Santa Barbara |
From data to tomato
UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis and PowWow Energy receive funding from the California Energy Commission to deploy method to…