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UC Newsroom |
7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding
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UC Newsroom |
Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American
UC Newsroom |
UC launches drug discovery consortium
UC to work as system to speed and increase development of a range of drugs to help patients.
UCLA |
New battery-free implant is powered by your body
Supercapacitor could make pacemakers safer and more durable.
UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz genetics lab helps solve the mystery of 'Miranda Eve'
UC scientists team up to identify the remains of 19th-century baby Jane Doe found in San Francisco backyard.
UCSF |
4 out of 5 physician moms report discrimination, much of it based on motherhood
Longer paid maternity leaves, backup child care and lactation support are recommended in a new study.
UC San Diego |
Why you shouldn't get mom roses this year
In a cruel twist, pesticide-infused Mother’s Day bouquets exported from Ecuador are shown to harm children.
UC Newsroom |
What you need to know about food waste and climate change
Two important statistics help frame any discussion about food waste: 1.3 metric gigatons of edible food goes to waste every year and at least 795 million people are undernourished worldwide.
UC Newsroom |
Congress restores year-round Pell Grants, protects federal research funding
President Napolitano thanks UC advocates for their involvement in federal budget issues.
UCLA |
Breastfeeding plays important role in ‘seeding’ infant microbiome with beneficial bacteria
Study finds that nearly one-third of beneficial bacteria in baby’s intestinal tract comes directly from mother’s milk.
UC Riverside |
Ready for a better beer?
Newly sequenced barley genome could lead to better beer, whiskey and understanding of other crops.
UC Davis |
Beneath the ice
An underwater robot explores inhospitable waters to help predict how and when Antarctic ice shelves collapse.
UCLA |
Solid Golds: Sustainable seafood is the goal
UCLA alumni and brothers Mark and Jonathan Gold on how to achieve it.
UC Berkeley |
Pac-Man-like CRISPR enzymes have potential for disease diagnostics
Jennifer Doudna's lab discovers an application that could identify viruses like Zika cheaply and quickly.