UC Berkeley |
‘Minimally speaking autistic’ student wins Soros fellowship for Ph.D.
The psychology major is the first student with oral-motor apraxia to win the prestigious award.
UC Newsroom |
Grad Slam is on! Grad students prepare to wow with 3-minute talks
Annual contest challenges master's and Ph.D. students to explain their research — succinctly — to a general audience.
UC Natural Reserve System |
UC’s Natural Reserve System establishes research compact with Chilean university reserves
The partnership paves the way for a variety of exchange programs between two regions with remarkably similar biological and ecological traits.
UC Berkeley |
Why T. rex has tiny arms
T. rex’s short arms may have lowered risk of bites during feeding frenzies, scientist proposes.
UC Santa Cruz |
Methane could be the first detectable indication of life beyond Earth
A new study assesses the planetary context in which the detection of methane in an exoplanet’s atmosphere could be considered a compelling sign of life.
UC San Diego |
UC San Diego joins national trial to explore new vaccines for COVID-19 variants
The new trial seeks to understand if different vaccine regimens can broaden immune responses in adults who already have received a primary vaccination series and a first booster shot.
UC Riverside |
Turmeric compound helps grow engineered blood vessels and tissues
A new finding could hasten development of lab-grown blood vessels and other tissues to replace and regenerate damaged tissues in human patients.
UC Santa Cruz |
First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions
Parts of the human genome are now available to study for the first time.
UC Newsroom |
How UC research is helping California meet the challenges of the climate crisis
Hundreds of University of California scientists and researchers across the state are working to help people adapt to climate change, with innovations to fight fire, protect water supplies and accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.
UC Irvine |
Squid skin-inspired cup cozy keeps your hands cool and your coffee hot
Engineers have developed a method for economical mass production of a new insulating material.
UC Berkeley |
Success treating night blindness in dogs could lead to human gene therapy
In videos of the dogs after the treatment, the restoration of vision in low lighting is easy to detect by their canine behavior.
UC Santa Barbara |
Do we need to revise our definition of drought?
Climate scientists reconsider the meaning and implications of drought — and whether we can return to “normal.”