UC Newsroom |

UC’s Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association meets in México City to shape the future

The alumni association and UC’s Alianza MX are co-hosting a summit in México City from October 4-6, 2023, with a focus on some of UC’s key priorities, including health equity, climate change and binational innovation and entrepreneurship.
UC Davis |

Can humans recognize a song’s intent regardless of language?

Universal acoustic patterns can help listeners across cultures glean a song's intent, regardless of its lyrics.
UCLA |

National panel led by UCLA law professor recommends 24 ways to protect integrity of 2024 elections

The report is aimed at ensuring access to the ballot for all eligible voters and enhancing the public’s confidence in the fairness of the election.
UC Davis |

Disney princesses can be good for a child’s self-image, researchers suggest

Parents may worry about the effect of these storied princesses on their children but a new study finds they may actually boost confidence.
UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture |

Remembering UCLA’s Latino founder, Reginaldo Francisco del Valle

A state legislator from 1880 to 1886, Reginaldo del Valle paved the way for UC’s first Southern California campus.
UCLA |

Celebrate Star Trek Day the Bruin way

On the anniversary of the TV show’s debut, 2 UCLA scholars weigh in on the generation-spanning galactic phenomenon.
UC Newsroom |

UC Student and Policy Center opens its doors to usher in a new era of collaboration and partnership with state leaders

The building will provide an expanded educational home for students and serve as a hub where UC researchers can gather with state leaders and policymakers to develop solutions to California’s biggest challenges.
UC Santa Cruz |

A 15-year-old childhood cancer survivor becomes a cancer researcher

This summer, young Robert McCabe helped to sequence and analyze a tumor sample in the lab of the UC Santa Cruz Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative.
UCLA |

What’s scarier: A 50-ton megalodon or a doctoral dissertation?

As ‘The Meg 2’ opens in theaters, we ask UCLA’s De’Marcus Robinson which he would rather face.
UC Irvine |

Helping your child fight (and beat) the back-to-school anxiety monster

UC Irvine psychologist Jessica Borelli offers tips to help smooth the transition to fall.
UC Berkeley |

As refugees surge, European voters show ‘resilient’ support, study finds

War has driven millions of refugees to seek haven in Europe. Now research shows a surprise: A growing number of European voters — on the left and the right — support them.
Lawrence Livermore National Lab |

From ’60 Minutes’ to ‘SNL,’ fusion ignition news thrusts Lawrence Livermore National Lab into the zeitgeist

The official announcement that LLNL had achieved fusion ignition generated a media blitz that reached billions of people around the globe. And that was just the beginning.