A writing workshop for student veterans offers an opportunity to tell their stories and connect with peers.
The write stuff
Job burnout is a billion-dollar problem. Can we fix it, despite COVID-19?
Labor Day is here — a perfect time to reflect on job burnout, a problem that’s gotten worse with the pandemic. But the current workplace upheaval is also an opportunity to make real change, says UC Berkeley researcher Christina Maslach.
Why negative campaigning works — and how to fight it
Insults and attacks always seem to get our attention, in politics and otherwise. Can we train our brains to flip these negative frames?
Where does fat phobia come from?
How did we become obsessed with thinness? It has to do with race, says sociologist Sabrina Strings.
UC faculty to Elsevier: Restart negotiations, or else
Thirty academics across UC, including Jennifer Doudna and Nobel Prize-winner Elizabeth Blackburn, will halt editorial duties until a deal is reached.
How to rethink your New Year's resolutions (according to science)
The question-behavior effect, a cognitive quirk, can set your new actions up for success.
Famous UC writers on their favorite books
UC’s leading literary lights give us ideas for a holiday read.
How the census overlooks the LGBTQ community
The census is finally counting same-sex couples — but it's missing everyone else.
The day California wine beat France
How two blind taste tests stunned the experts and changed the way the world drinks (and thinks about) wine.
Sign here
UC San Diego has a long history of researching and teaching American Sign Language.
UC President announces National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement
The University of California – birthplace of the Free Speech Movement – will open a center in Washington DC devoted to First Amendment issues.
Meet UC’s 2017 MacArthur award ‘geniuses’
Four alums and one professor earn prestigious fellowships to continue their creative work.