UC San Francisco |
UCSF launches sugar science initiative
Research and education project is designed to highlight the impact of added sugar on health.
San Francisco Business Times |
UC pathfinder leads startups to success
UC San Francisco star innovator has spent his career bringing science from lab bench to the patient bedside.
Los Angeles Times |
As species decline, so does research funding
Terrie Williams, UC Santa Cruz: Misrepresentation of research has the potential to affect wildlife conservation for years to come.
Popular Science |
Wearable drone flies up from your wrist
Drones, wearable tech and the ubiquitous selfie converge in Nixie — whose team members have multiple UC connections — now a finalist in Intel’s 'Make It Wearable' competition.
UC Berkeley and UC Santa Barbara |
Coexist or perish, wildfire analysis says
UC scientists take part in research that advocates changing from fighting fire to coexisting with it as a natural process.
UC Davis |
Newly found fossil fills evolutionary gap
A fossilized amphibious ichthyosaur — bearing both flippers and flexible wrists, descended from terrestrial creatures — has been discovered in China.
UC Research Tumblr |
The research inside your lunch
Before you bite into your turkey (or tofurkey?) sandwich today, consider how UC has helped improve numerous food items.
UC Berkeley |
How important is long-distance travel in the spread of epidemics?
The current Ebola outbreak shows how quickly diseases can spread with global jet travel.
Science Today |
Citizen scientists help track space dust
Imagine if you could help identify space dust brought back from outside the solar system. It’s possible – and it’s been done – by volunteers in a citizen scientist project called Stardust@Home.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
Boosting biogasoline production in microbes
Biology and genetic engineering join forces to fuel production of a type of alcohol in E. coli.
NPR |
Curiosity: It helps us learn, but why?
New research from UC Davis suggests that curiosity triggers chemical changes in the brain that help us better understand and retain information.
UC San Francisco |
What monkeys can teach us about pitching
New motor learning research suggests that 'muscle memory actually is something the brain is constantly relearning.