Technology to pre-correct displays on computer screens for vision-impaired users, developed by UC Berkeley engineers in collaboration with MIT colleagues, has been named one of the top 10 “world-changing ideas” of 2014.

Psychologist Dacher Keltner from UC Berkeley seeks to better understand why people evolved pro-social emotions like empathy, compassion and gratitude.

UC San Francisco star innovator has spent his career bringing science from lab bench to the patient bedside.

Terrie Williams, UC Santa Cruz: Misrepresentation of research has the potential to affect wildlife conservation for years to come.

Drones, wearable tech and the ubiquitous selfie converge in Nixie — whose team members have multiple UC connections — now a finalist in Intel’s 'Make It Wearable' competition.

Before you bite into your turkey (or tofurkey?) sandwich today, consider how UC has helped improve numerous food items.

Imagine if you could help identify space dust brought back from outside the solar system. It’s possible – and it’s been done – by volunteers in a citizen scientist project called Stardust@Home.

New research from UC Davis suggests that curiosity triggers chemical changes in the brain that help us better understand and retain information.

A compost experiment that began seven years ago on a Marin County ranch has uncovered a disarmingly simple and benign way to remove carbon dioxide from the air.

A deadly disease has been wiping out West Coast sea stars for more than a year. One place that has held off the disease the longest is Alaska. Researchers recently traveled there to search for new clues.

The devastating Loma Prieta quake was 25 years ago. Richard Allen, professor and director of the UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, discusses the lessons we've learned. (USGS photo)

UC San Diego, UC Irvine and UCLA are among recipients who seek ways to handle data in search of medical discoveries.