UCLA |

Modern genetic problems in dogs may be traced to domestication

UCLA study finds that 15,000 years of artificial selection may have led to a rise in the number of harmful genetic changes in canines.

UC Riverside |

Backyard chickens - less healthy than you think?

A new UC Riverside study finds parasites more common than in commercially raised birds.

Hakai Magazine |

Testing Climate Change in a Tide Pool

Innovative UC Irvine research shows the impact of climate change on marine life.

UCSF |

Cannabis-based drug reduces seizures in children with treatment resistant epilepsy

First study to examine the safety and efficacy of cannabidiol for children

Gizmodo |

Scientists build tiny microcannons that fire drug-filled nanobullets

Two UC San Diego scientists have found a new way to target drug delivery into the body.

UC Science Today |

What's behind the amazing variety of human faces?

UC Berkeley's Michael Sheehan explains what drives this evolutionary trend on the UC Science Today podcast.

UC Berkeley |

New interactive map compares carbon footprints of Bay Area neighborhoods

UC Berkeley helps produce a first-of-its-kind map to help neighborhoods reduce their carbon footprints.

UC Research Tumblr |

Eating crickets may not be as eco-friendly as you think

Bugs hold potential as a food source but their sustainability claims have been “overstated," UC Davis and UC Cooperative Extension experts say.

UCLA |

Steps toward a sustainable golden age for Los Angeles proposed in new UCLA plan

Developing the plan involved more than two dozen faculty members from different disciplines across campus

UCLA |

Sounding the alarm on a future epidemic: Alzheimer's disease

UCLA biostatistics team forecasts prevalence of the disease under different circumstances

UC Irvine |

Put the cellphone away! Fragmented baby care can affect brain development

UC Irvine study shows link between maternal infant-rearing and adolescent depression.

UCLA |

UCLA prof helps capture immigrants' accounts of their first days in America

First Days Project website enables newcomers to share heartfelt recollections of arriving in the United States.