UC Berkeley |

Hunter or prey? The eyes are the key

Pupil shape — horizontal, vertical or circular — is linked to animals’ place in the ecological web.

UC Irvine |

Precariously balanced rocks provide clues to fault connections

San Jacinto, San Andreas interaction weakens earthquake shaking near them, study lead by UC Irvine finds.

UC Santa Cruz |

Edges of extinction

UC Santa Cruz ecologist Barry Sinervo studies dying species like a detective at a murder scene, hoping to help preserve threatened species.

UC Santa Cruz |

Precision medicine initiative funds UC Santa Cruz pediatric cancer project

State initiative provides $1.2 million for the Genomics Institute's California Kids Cancer Comparison project.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography |

Climate change causes timing shifts in fish reproduction

Warmer ocean temperatures affect seasonal cycles, study finds.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego participates in Coursera Global Skills Initiative

Qualcomm Institute and San Diego Supercomputer Center online courses have goal to advance access to job-relevant skills around the world.

Greater Good Science Center |

How awe makes us generous

A new study from UC Berkeley and UC Irvine finds that feeling small in nature makes us more generous to other humans.

Daily Democrat |

UC Davis aids winemakers in sustainability

Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science is showcasing how to reduce processing costs, improve wine quality and protect the planet.

UC Riverside |

Flowers can endanger bees

Study by UC Riverside entomologist and colleagues shows flowers serve as parasite-dispersing hubs.

UCLA |

Moral judgments soften with time, distance, study shows

People judge acts like lying, theft and assault to be wrong — but less wrong if those acts happened far away or long ago, UCLA-led research suggests.

UCLA |

How to convince vaccine skeptics, and how not to

UCLA and University of Illinois psychologists find a way to change minds.

UC Irvine |

Summer romance: Will it last?

UC Irvine researchers apply scientific method to study of how we receive affectionate messages.