UC Davis |

Something new in the stars

There's a new type of planetary object in town — a synestia.

UC Merced |

UC Merced Library chosen to digitize AIDS historical archives

Effort will make hundreds of thousands of pages available to the global public.

UC Davis |

Nearly half of California’s native salmon, steelhead and trout on track to be extinct within 50 years

The good news is it's not too late to reverse the trend.

UC San Diego |

Chemists create the ultimate natural sunscreen

Synthetic particles mimic the cell structures that produce melanin and protect our skin.

UC Santa Cruz |

Cancer in the crosshairs

UC Santa Cruz is taking on cancer where it begins: the genome.

UC Irvine |

Call Mom?

More adult children are doing it all around the world, a new study finds.

UC Riverside |

New study shows how the brain encodes fear

Research could eventually help sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder.

UCSF |

Scientists identify biomarkers to guide hormone therapy for prostate cancer

Study indicates that genomic test may personalize therapy for patients.

UC San Diego |

Nanofiber feels forces and hears sounds made by cells

UCOP-funded research opens doors to measure interactions that couldn't be tracked before.

The Washington Post |

Your sense of smell is more powerful than you think

UC Berkeley students make like bloodhounds in an experiment to demonstrate our olfactory powers.

UCLA |

New battery-free implant is powered by your body

Supercapacitor could make pacemakers safer and more durable.

UCSF |

4 out of 5 physician moms report discrimination, much of it based on motherhood

Longer paid maternity leaves, backup child care and lactation support are recommended in a new study.