Official use of social media can be effective. The unverified rumor mill? Much less so.
Social media can increase stress during a crisis
Animations that are true to life
Animated films are about to take a leap forward, thanks to math.
The link between dreaming and mind-wandering
What are dreams? "An accidental byproduct of our waking cognitive abilities," a new book says.
Human speech, jazz and whale song
Three wildly different samples show how much forms of communication have in common.
UC President Napolitano talks public service with UCLA Law students
'If not you, then who?' UC head asks, encouraging students to pursue work benefitting the public good.
New podcast explores people, places behind the food we eat
The Berkeley Food Institute explores the network of people and places behind what we eat in a new series.
Step back into the 19th century
A replica printing press from England takes center stage in the new Maker Lab.
UC Santa Cruz music alumnus lands job as head archivist of Bob Dylan Archive
Alum will help build the world's leading academic resource on the artist.
Grammy-winner Plácido Domingo to receive UCLA Medal
Campus will present its highest honor to the singer, conductor, opera impresario and former prof.
Alice Waters on free speech and the making of a counterculture cook
The celebrated chef releases a memoir spanning her days at UC Berkeley to the White House garden and Chez Panisse.
More education linked to better cognitive functioning later in life
Higher levels of education may help stave off age-related cognitive decline, researchers find.
Emoji fans take heart: Scientists pinpoint 27 states of emotion
Enjoyable GIFs actually reveal the full range of the human heart.