San Jose Mercury News |

Neural implants may hold key to unlocking brain's mysteries

Livermore Lab scientists are devising advanced implants to combat post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and chronic pain or addiction.
UC Newsroom |

Inventor's projects serve the neediest

Berkeley Lab's Ashok Gadgil puts engineering to work for humanity.
UC Davis |

Syrian war producing ‘lost generation’ of college-age students

“The war will end but the young people who would be integral in rebuilding the country are being left behind.”
Lawrence Livermore Lab |

Giant laser recreates extreme conditions inside planets

Using the world's largest laser, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have created the extreme temperatures and pressures found inside planets like Jupiter.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Next-generation dark matter experiments get green light

Berkeley Lab to lead new underground project in hunt for dark matter.
UC Santa Barbara |

Tallying numbers of giant sea bass

Researchers want recreational divers and snorkelers to report any and all sightings of this once overfished species.
UC San Diego |

Acute glaucoma found to be an inflammatory disease

Acute form of the eye disease accounts for almost half of all cases of glaucoma in parts of Asia.
NPR |

California experiments with a fix to acidifying oceans

Marine biologists are witnessing oceans grow more acidic. There may be hope, though: Some pockets of underwater sea grasses along coastlines help buffer the acidity like an antacid does for heartburn.
UC Davis |

California agriculture faces greatest water loss ever seen

New report sounds warning on over-reliance on groundwater reserves.
UC San Diego |

Friends are the family you choose

You and your friends have a lot in common — including genes, according to a genome-wide analysis.
Sacramento Bee |

UC Davis institute stands watch against agroterrorism

Experts aim to prevent attacks that could have devastating effects on California's agriculture industry.
UC Merced |

FAA approves data drone research at UC Merced

Permission to fly over the Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve will allow imaging testing for a comprehensive aerial survey of the property.