As California counties begin to implement Voter’s Choice Act, researchers assess effects on turnout and representation.
Will changing how we vote change who votes?
A monster for our times
Mary Shelley breathed life into Frankenstein more than 200 years ago, and her classic novel only grows more relevant.
10 things you probably didn't know about pumpkins
How much do you know about this beloved fall symbol? Test your knowledge here.
A Ph.D. in punk? Only at UC Riverside
Doctoral candidate Marlen Ríos-Hernández takes a scholarly approach to the mosh pit.
New course on the Beatles comes together
Award-winning filmmaker will teach the band’s story through film, video and interviews with music industry executives.
Why we think women sound shrill
Why do men seem to speak with more authority? Because we've engineered them to sound that way, says Tom McEnaney.
UC’s fresh crop of MacArthur geniuses
UC Davis professor Sarah Stewart — who literally shoots for the moon — is among five new UC-affiliated MacArthur fellows.
How a UCLA philosophy professor helped construct ‘The Good Place’
‘The Trolley Problem’ is just one of the thought experiments that make the show tick.
Call me Emoji
‘Moby Dick’ has been translated into emojis. True story.
Anatomy of fake news
Students have created a website that shines a light on the modern scourge of bogus “news”
The UC ‘September Issue’: Boldly Californian
We combed our campuses for student styles that we admire. Here's what we found.
‘Things can change a lot faster than you think,’ says Margaret Atwood, author of ‘The Handmaid's Tale’
The Canadian author discusses how her sci-fi vision has come to reflect incisively on our present and future.