San Francisco Chronicle |
Robots that can navigate across sand
UC Berkeley researchers\' robotic legs might gain traction for future Martian rovers.
Sacramento Bee |
Flooded rice field tested as salmon nursery
UC Davis researchers release thousands of baby salmon to determine if rice fields can stand in for diminishing wetlands.
KQED |
Preserving the forest of the sea
UC Berkeley's Kathy Ann Miller reveals secrets of one of the greatest seaweed collections in the world.
Sacramento Bee |
Students work to engineer plastic-degrading bacteria
Young researchers have spent the summer at UC Davis\' Genome Center working on what they hope will one day be the answer to cleaning up the world\'s landfills.
EverydayHealth.com |
Should you be afraid of spiders?
UC Riverside spider expert reveals the good, the bad, and the ugly about the eight-legged arachnids — and tells us how to deal with truly scary spiders.
San Francisco Chronicle |
UCSF links key dementia protein, brain traumas
Prions, long studied by UCSF professor and Nobel laureate Stanley Prusiner, build up in the brain to cause Alzheimer's and other dementias. Now they're linked to post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans and in the brain damage of athletes who have suffered repeated concussions.
UCLA |
Book documents cluttered paradise of middle class
Unprecedented study of 32 families generates mountains of data on "material culture" of modern society.
UC Newsroom |
Study documents cigarette environmental hazards
UC Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program finds that mix of toxins in butts pollute beaches, oceans and our bodies.
UC Berkeley |
A solution for the too-hot or too-cold office
Researchers aim for comfort, energy efficiency with newly developed tools.
UC Davis |
Baby formula may have long-term effect on health
Formula-fed infants experience metabolic stress that puts them at risk for obesity, diabetes and other health problems.
UC Berkeley |
Solar energy could supply one-third of power in U.S. West
Drop in cost would make solar a major player in energy industry.
UC Berkeley |
Warmer climate linked to increased crime and violence
Warmer climate seen to increase crime and violence.