A UC Santa Cruz grad student looks beyond the reach of the farthest telescopes to glean insights into what makes our own corner of the universe unique.
UC Newsroom |
How star systems function in heavy traffic
California Sunday Magazine |
The Itch Lab: Decoding the science of why we scratch
UC Berkeley scientists seek to understand what tickles our neurons.
UC San Diego |
Building a defense against Zika
UC San Diego researchers are leading efforts to find a turning point to the virus.
UC San Francisco |
Researchers convert cirrhosis-causing cells to healthy liver cells in mice
New approach led by UCSF that repairs liver from within may be more efficient than cell transplants.
Wired |
You need more than rat tumors to prove phones cause cancer
UC Davis researchers offer a counterpoint to concerns a new study has raised.
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Interviews: Jennifer Smith on the health of coral reefs
It turns out that remote coral reefs can thrive despite climate change.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz professor to create new public database about the slave trade
UC Irvine also contributes research to visualizing its massive scale.
UC Santa Barbara |
A switch for brain growth found
UC Santa Barbara and UCSF scientists find a gene responsible for our unique cerebral cortex.
UC San Diego |
How the brain makes – and breaks – a habit
Goal vs. habit: A UC San Diego professor researches how we may switch between the two.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
UC scientists identify gene involved with fracture healing
UC Davis, UC Merced and Lawrence Livermore Lab join forces on work that could lead to new therapies.
UC San Diego |
UC San Diego develops body patch that could improve fitness tracking
Unobstrusive device monitors both biochemical and electric signals at the same time — a first.
UCLA |
The teenage brain on social media
A new UCLA study sheds light on the influence of what peers "like."