UC Davis |

Unintended result from curbing invaders

What to do when eradicating invasive species threatens endangered ones? Proceed with a careful balancing act.
UC San Francisco |

Treat mental illness by healing brain circuitry

Project seeks permanent cures for anxiety disorders, depression, addiction.
Fig. 1 by University of California |

The squishiness of cancer cells

How squishy are your cells? Cells are tiny, but what they can reveal about human health is profound.
UC Berkeley |

Discovery of how Taxol works could lead to better anticancer drugs

Subtle cell disruption is key to widely-used drug's effectiveness.
UC Berkeley |

Central Valley sees big drop in wintertime fog needed by fruit and nut crops

Winter's shroud is needed to force tree crops into dormancy — it's necessary for budding, setting of fruit.
UC Davis |

Drought's steep price for Central Valley agriculture

Industry may lose more than $1 billion; thousands of workers may lose their jobs.
San Jose Mercury News |

Earthquake cluster likely to strike Bay Area, scientists say

According to USGS and UC seismic experts, the Bay Area's Big One will still be plenty big, but it might not be just one.
UC Merced |

New center seeks better ways to communicate climate issues

Center eyes the power of language as key to effective communication of climate risks.
UC Irvine |

Greenland will add far more to sea rise than expected

UCI-NASA work reveals long, deep valleys connecting ice cap to the ocean.
CBS Sacramento |

3-D printers help grow new jaws for dogs

Veterinary surgeons and biomedical engineers at UC Davis take a new step in replacing injured or cancerous bone.
UCLA |

Schools in U.S. growing more separate, still unequal

Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, schools nationwide are becoming more segregated for African Americans and Latinos.
UCLA |

Brain's response to sexual images linked to number of partners

Understanding the brain's reaction may help scientists create interventions to reduce sensitivity and, in turn, tendency toward risky sexual behavior.