UC Santa Cruz |
Virus identified as top suspect in sea star wasting disease
Scientists remain puzzled over what triggered the current devastating outbreak, since virus that appears to cause the disease is not a newcomer.
UC Berkeley |
More lightning with global warming
Lightning strikes may increase by up to 50 percent in the U.S., caused by warmer temperatures associated with climate change.
UCLA |
Team wins grant to tackle concussions among football players
New ‘microlattice’ helmet material would reduce head injuries, track collision impacts.
UC Newsroom |
3 UC scholars win Breakthrough Prizes
UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab's Jennifer Doudna and Saul Perlmutter, and UCLA mathematician Terence Tao share $3 million awards.
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.