UC Santa Cruz |

Wild, wild life

Alum Sebastian Kennerknecht’s passion for animals drives him to use wildlife photography to fight for their survival.

UC San Diego |

How a plant virus could help stop cancers from reaching the lungs

A virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants could form the basis for a new therapy to treat metastatic cancers and established tumors.

UCSF |

The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney

Taking another big step toward becoming reality, Shuvo Roy's project is awarded KidneyX’s Artificial Kidney Prize.

UC Irvine |

The technologies that could solve California’s droughts

Policies, and especially attitudes toward water, will have to shift as climate change makes drought more severe, says urban planning professor David Feldman.

UC Berkeley |

Planet maven Shannon Curry takes over MAVEN mission to Mars

At the age of 38, she is also one of the youngest principal investigators of any NASA mission.

UC Riverside |

Grow and eat your own vaccines?

A new project will study whether edible plants like lettuce into mRNA vaccine factories.

UC Davis |

Personality matters, even for squirrels

Social skills can give squirrels an advantage.

UC Santa Barbara |

The archaic law stopping climate activists from keeping oil in the ground

Allowing conservationists to bid on public resources — held to a “use it or lose it” standard — could be a game-changer, experts say.

UC San Diego |

It’s not just SARS-CoV-2: Most respiratory viruses spread by aerosols

Our conventional wisdom on viral disease transmission needs revision, an international science team finds.

UC Riverside via The Conversation |

How the Purdue opioid settlement could help the public understand the roots of the drug crisis

The multibillion-dollar settlement will trigger the release of troves of documents that may shine new light on what caused the opioid crisis.

UC Santa Cruz |

Holding stellar nurseries in your hands

Nia Imara and her collaborators have created new, 3D-printed models that provide a deeper understanding of distant star formations.

UCSF |

Struggling to learn a new language? Blame it on your stable brain

A new study sheds light on the age-old question of why it’s so difficult to learn a second language as an adult.