UC Newsroom |
How reggae came to Hawai‘i
A UC Davis scholar explores how a sound that arose from Jamaica’s postcolonial political struggle found a new home on airwaves in the Pacific.
UC San Diego |
Breakthrough study on post-traumatic stress disorder
A UC San Diego-led collaboration of researchers, institutions and databases makes advances on the understanding of the genetic component of PTSD.
UC Riverside |
Vaccine breakthrough means no more chasing strains
Scientists at UC Riverside have devised a vaccine that targets a part of the viral genome that is common to all strains of a given virus.
UC Newsroom |
Grad Slam is on! Tune in and vote on May 3 as grad students wow with 3-minute talks
UC’s Grad Slam delivers a masterclass in concision and cutting-edge research.
UC San Francisco |
How the inflamed brain becomes disconnected after a stroke
Research linking brain inflammation to broken neural “wires” creates a new opening for treating neurological disease.
UC Irvine |
Bringing ancient Egypt to life
A professor uses pop culture to demystify pharaohs, pyramids and more.
UCLA |
Persistent gaps for Black Californians would take over 248 years to close
The State of Black California 2024 report analyzes two decades of socioeconomic status data.
UC Newsroom |
A vaccine for acne? UC discovery shows promise
A team at UC San Diego pinpointed one of the condition's microbial culprits and are exploring how to fight it.
UC San Francisco |
App may pave way to treatments for no. 1 dementia in under-60s
UCSF-led research shows smartphone cognitive testing is comparable to gold-standard methods and may detect FTD in gene carriers before symptoms start.
UC Santa Cruz |
First results from DESI make the most precise measurement of our expanding universe
UC Santa Cruz, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab contribute to Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument collaboration.
UC Santa Barbara |
Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A sociologist looks for answers.
Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A UC Santa Barbara sociologist looks for answers.
UC Riverside |
Discovery could end global amphibian pandemic
A fungus devastating frogs and toads on nearly every continent may have an Achilles heel. Scientists have discovered a virus that infects the fungus, and that could be engineered to save the amphibians.