UC Office of the President |

UC awards $19M in grants to support groundbreaking research to benefit Californians

UC announces 2021 Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) competition winners.  

UCLA |

Confronting pervasive segregation

New report on status of Black students urges incoming Biden administration to confront pervasive segregation.

UC Davis |

Survey finds strain among high school seniors in pandemic uncertainty

New research details the high level of uncertainty and financial stress experienced by California high school seniors weighing college during a pandemic.

UCSF |

New intervention for childhood trauma treats the whole family

When traumas occur, experts now believe it’s most effective to treat the whole family. A new intervention will explore this idea over a three-year period.

UC Riverside |

Developing a drug for stuttering

The UC Riverside School of Medicine will serve as a lead site for a clinical trial on stuttering.

UC Irvine |

Making methane on Mars

How physicists are making a return trip from the Red Planet a possibility.

UC Merced |

Breast milk could help treat COVID-19 and protect babies

A new study suggests the breastmilk of mothers who have recovered from COVID-19 contains strong antibodies to the virus.

UC Riverside |

$6.3M will help UC Riverside save America’s avocado orchards

Scientists to take on the imposing threats of incurable fungus, root rot and salinity.

UCSF |

Wearable sensor may signal you’re developing COVID-19 — even if your symptoms are subtle

A ‘smart’ ring may flag early illnesses, a UCSF and UC San Diego study shows.

UC Berkeley |

The 16 facial expressions most common to emotional situations worldwide

At a time when nativism is on the rise, a new study reveals the universality of human emotional expression.

UCLA |

Are millennials really as ‘post-racial’ as we think?

Maybe not — at least when it comes to roommates, a UCLA sociology study suggests.

UC Irvine |

UC Irvine-led study profiles undocumented students’ experiences in state public universities

A first-of-its-kind, multicampus report provides deep insights into successes and struggles in California.