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.