UC Santa Cruz |

Formation of coastal sea ice drives ocean circulation

Analysis of North Pacific ocean circulation finds that sea ice formation influences climate on regional and global scales.

UCLA |

Life on Earth likely started at least 4.1 billion years ago

Researchers point to period much earlier than thought; also find evidence that the young planet was not dry and desolate.

UC Berkeley |

Researchers find neural switch that turns dreams on and off

Neurons appear to play key role in REM sleep, the dream state in mammals accompanied by activation of the cortex and total paralysis of the skeletal muscles.

UC Davis |

UC Davis wins specialty-crops grant for lettuce project

Multidisciplinary researchers win specialty-crops grant for project to improve lettuce crops.

UC Newsroom |

Bending the curve on climate change for California and the world

UC’s top climate experts are convening to create a practical blueprint for tackling climate change in advance of the Paris United Nations Climate Summit.

UC Office of the President via The Conversation |

Why more scientists are needed in the public square

The public dialogue about science is perhaps the most vital and most fraught national conversation not taking place in our country, and the ramifications are profound.

UC Riverside |

Cleaning water one stroke at a time

Engineering team wins an international design competition for creating a swimsuit that cleans water as people swim.

Los Angeles Times |

How the UC system is making patents pay off

Hepatitis B vaccine, the nicotine patch, the tasty Camarosa strawberry: Those patented innovations have earned UC, and the faculty who developed them, more than $500 million.

San Francisco Chronicle |

UCSF researcher unveils promising new drug for MS patients

Late-phase trials found that the drug greatly reduced symptoms for progressive multiple sclerosis as well as a more common form of the disease.

UC Santa Cruz |

Study reveals key structure in telomerase enzyme — target for cancer drugs

Over-activation of telomerase in most malignant tumors has made the unusual enzyme a prime target for drug development efforts.

UC Newsroom |

A classroom without walls

Course on ecology and conservation takes students from across UC out in the natural landscape.

UCLA |

‘Black’-sounding name conjures a larger, more dangerous person

People envision an unknown ‘black’-named character in similar ways to an unknown ‘white’-named male convicted of assault.