UC Merced |

Analysis shows the toll of the pandemic on high-risk workers

Warehouse, agriculture and food-chain workers were among those most devastated by the pandemic.

UC Riverside |

Cicada explosion mystifies insect experts

The 17-year life cycle of this noisy insect is unique in the world.

UC Irvine |

Helping humans heal

Ronke Olabisi is working on a cell regenerative therapy with potential applications in chronic wounds, burns and aging.

UC San Diego |

Seafloor survey finds thousands of barrels at DDT dumpsite off Los Angeles coast

The survey identified more than 27,000 targets with high confidence to be classified as a barrel, and an excess of 100,000 total debris objects on the seafloor.

UCSF |

Immunotherapy for hard-to-treat cancers ready to move toward clinical trials

Researchers have demonstrated how to engineer smart immune cells that are effective against solid tumors.

UC Newsroom |

How much do you know about UC’s Asian American Pacific Islander community?

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month is here! Find out how well you know UC’s artists, civic leaders and Nobel Prize winners by taking our quiz.

UC Davis |

Why your cat does these 6 things (according to science)

Some context for your cat’s actions (without lifting their veil of mystery).

UCSF |

Wildfire smoke linked to skin disease in first-of-its-kind study

A new study suggests that the dangers posed by wildfire smoke may also extend to the largest organ in the human body: the skin.

UC Davis |

How to decarbonize California transportation by 2045

A report to the state outlines policy pathways to meet the zero-carbon time crunch.

UC San Diego |

One astronaut’s amazing Earth Day — getting ready to pilot a flight to the International Space Station

Alumna Megan McArthur to return to space as pilot of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission, set to launch Friday, April 23.

UC Merced |

New UC Center for Climate Justice launches

The new center seeks not only to address the root causes of climate change, but also the broad range of associated social, racial and environmental injustices.

UC Berkeley |

How many T. rexes were there? Billions.

Paging your inner child: Paleontologists conclude 20,000 T. rexes roamed North America at any given time.