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What a billion tweets tell us about climate change

The planet is getting hotter. Will more hot days have an effect on happiness around the world? Evidence from over one billion tweets says yes – and it’s not going to be a day at the beach.

UC Newsroom |

This solar greenhouse could change the way we eat

Pink is the new green, thanks to technology developed at UC Santa Cruz.

UC Newsroom |

Will cars of the future run on poop?

Is brown the new green? UCLA researchers are using waste matter (yes, including poop) to make a new generation of advanced biofuels.

UC Newsroom |

Your home is an energy hog — here’s how to put it on a diet

Even when you’re not at home, your house is a power glutton. Yes, yours. And it needs to go on a serious energy diet.

UC Newsroom |

The global warming facts you need to know

Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 and 4 degrees by 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century.

UC Merced |

Researcher tracking teens who attempted suicide

New grant will support study of long-term outcomes to help them live healthier, happier lives.

UCLA via The Conversation |

Why you may be paying more income tax than you should

The standard deduction's simplicity helps you — and the government, which collects as much as $200B in extra revenue.

UC Berkeley |

Shoe-string theory: Science shows why shoelaces come untied

The reason behind your run's interruption.

UC Davis |

Fish social lives may be key to saving coral reefs

Why dining together may make fish and coral reefs more vulnerable to overfishing.

UC Riverside |

When good deeds go unpublished

Study finds women faculty take on more internal service work than male colleagues, impacting their ability to get ahead.

UC Merced |

Research shows global photosynthesis on the rise

Researchers document a ‘fundamental shift’ in Earth’s plants over the past two centuries.

UC Newsroom |

12 UC faculty members awarded 2017 Guggenheim Fellowships

New fellows hail from four campuses and encompass arts, engineering, history, science and more.