UC Newsroom |

U.S. News ranks UC graduate schools among nation's best

Dozens of programs in business, education, engineering, law and medicine make magazine's annual rankings.
UC San Diego |

Biosensor will guard water supplies from toxic threats

Researchers plan to seek an outside firm to license the device for commercial sale.
UC Newsroom |

Grad students, Napolitano showcase value of doctoral research

Students, administrators will visit Sacramento lawmakers to push for additional support for graduate research.
UC Irvine |

Blood test reveals Alzheimer's risk

Participants in UC Irvine’s Orange County Aging Study took part in breakthrough research project.
NPR |

The '60s are gone, but psychedelic research trip continues

UCLA researcher among those renewing research, seeking medical benefits, in the face of continued stigma.
UC Irvine |

Head Start makes a difference for disadvantaged kids

Children with little academic stimulation in the home stand to benefit most from the program.
UC Santa Barbara |

Bitcoin or bust?

Scholars dissect the popular — and polarizing — digital currency.
Sacramento Bee |

All about coffee

UC Davis establishes a research center devoted to java; a major in coffee may be brewing as well.
The Weather Channel |

Women who are feeding the world

A recent UC Davis forum, focused on women's role in agriculture, featured images of women working to sustain life and economies around the world.
UC Merced |

Research universities create economic spillover

A $1 increase in university spending generates an 89 cent increase in local labor income.
UC Berkeley |

Preschoolers outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos

Tots outperform college students in certain learning tasks because they are more flexible and less biased in their ideas about cause and effect.
UCLA |

Astronomers watch asteroid's disintegration

Crumbling asteroid has divided into as many as 10 pieces, the Hubble telescope has revealed; its breakup may be due to the effect of sunlight.