UC Newsroom |

UC transfer student Warif Kastoun: Realizing her dreams

Syrian Civil War refugee overcame chaos and upheaval, holding tight to her dream of becoming a pharmacist.
UC Newsroom |

UC transfer student Lynnelle Pantoja: Rooted in the Central Valley

Transfer student Lynnelle Pantoja is graduating from UC with zero debt and big plans to use her degree in public health to help people in her community.
UC Newsroom |

UC awards $6 million to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters

California firefighters will be on the front lines of research aimed at combatting high rates of cancer among their ranks.
UC San Francisco |

One genomic test can diagnose nearly any infection

Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind of pathogen.
UC Berkeley |

This company’s mission is to make the world accessible to Deaf people. It all started at UC Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest

Ava is revolutionizing how the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community understands the world. It couldn't have happened without the spirit of innovation fostered at the University of California.
UC San Francisco |

How the keto diet could one day treat autoimmune disorders

A new mouse study from UCSF shows the diet increases anti-inflammatory compounds.
UCLA |

Paranormal activity: a UCLA haunting story

Fifty years ago, two UCLA investigators tangled with the unknown — and came away haunted.
UC San Francisco |

Why some prostate cancers shouldn't be called 'cancer'

According to a UC San Francisco urology professor, benefits of a less aggressive approach include less surgery, radiation and hormones — not to mention reduced anxiety for patients.
UC Berkeley |

Anxious about the election? UC Berkeley psychologists explain how to cope

Step away from the screens. Reconnect with your community. And think in the long term rather than in day-to-day headlines, UC Berkeley researchers said.
UC Santa Barbara |

Is ‘U-shaped happiness’ universal? Not for rural subsistence populations, say researchers

People in industrialized societies tend to be happiest in early and late life. New research from UC Santa Barbara shows that pattern is far from universal.
UC San Diego |

Men and women use different biological systems to reduce pain

A new study from UC San Diego may help explain why women have more chronic pain and are less responsive to opioid treatments.
UC Santa Barbara |

Bursts of exercise boost cognitive function, UCSB neuroscientists find

Executive functioning was the key cognitive domain impacted by vigorous exercise, such as HIIT protocols.