UC Irvine |
UC Irvine finalizes acquisition of Orange County Museum of Art
The deal signals bold new chapter in Southern California’s cultural landscape.
UC Newsroom |
50 years of UC alums on SNL
Live from New York, it’s … the University of California!
UC Irvine |
Music as medicine
Study results show a significant decrease in pain and anxiety for those who mindfully listened to jazz, which could lead to a reduction in opioids for patients.
UC Davis |
UC Davis alum Joe Sasto is a rebel in the kitchen
The ‘Top Chef’ and Food Network star invites culinarians to break the rules in his first cookbook.
UC Santa Cruz |
Humanities students dive into Santa Cruz surfing history
UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz to launch a global phenomenon.
UC Berkeley |
Is a second ‘Mona Lisa’ still special? What about the thousandth?
In a small village in China, artists create replicas of famous works of art. After spending six years there, UC Berkeley Professor Winnie Wong’s ideas of art and those who make it dramatically changed.
UC Berkeley |
As chatbots get smarter, humans’ unique language abilities are becoming less special
UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed.
UC Merced |
Depression due to politics? The quiet danger to democracy
In a new book, UC Merced professor Christopher Ojeda draws from the latest data and years of studying the intersection of politics and mental health to find fresh insights into both.
UC Berkeley |
This class traces the evolution of American friendship
From heartfelt 19th-century letters to Swiftie bracelets, a UC Berkeley American studies course looks at the ways we’ve found connection with each other throughout history and examines the role of social media in modern friendships.
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 Santa Cruz |
Acclaimed author William Finnegan on his long journey to The New Yorker
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Humanities Undergraduate Alumni Award from UC Santa Cruz.
UC Berkeley |
Berkeley's music boom
A curriculum overhaul and a post-pandemic need to reconnect have made music Cal’s fastest-growing major.