Scientists at UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are exploring a potential project to combine renewable energy with water conservation.
Could California put solar panels on top of canals?
Lip-reading software helps users of all abilities to send secure messages
LipType lets people of all abilities send touch-free texts or emails without ever speaking aloud.
UC welcomes new era of climate-action partnership with Biden administration
As the nation’s premier public research institution and California’s third-largest employer, the University of California has taken bold steps to confront the existential threat of climate change and to harness the power of science to create solutions. While UC is a national leader among universities in its efforts to lower its greenhouse gas emissions and to invest in clean energy, the University recognizes it will take collective action to pull us back from the brink of disaster given the scale and severity of the climate crisis. The University therefore welcomes a stronger partnership with the federal government to embark on a new period of innovation and discovery and looks forward to seeing how our renowned faculty contribute to addressing this crisis.
UC secures landmark open access deal with world’s largest scientific publisher
The University of California today (March 16) announced a pioneering open access agreement with the world’s largest scientific publisher, Elsevier, making significantly more of the University’s research available to people worldwide — immediately and at no cost. The deal will put more UC research into the hands of individuals across the globe at a time when international collaboration to fight COVID-19 has illuminated the value of open access to scientific findings.
Spoiler alert: spoilers make you enjoy stories more
Did someone spoil the next episode of "Game of Thrones"? They might have done you a favor.
Making the ultimate mosquito repellent
How getting to know a mosquito’s nose helped researchers sniff out better bug sprays.
A California university tries to shield an entire city from coronavirus
UC Davis is providing free testing, masks and quarantine housing to tens of thousands of people who live nearby.
UC awards $19M in grants to support groundbreaking research to benefit Californians
UC announces 2021 Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) competition winners.
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.
Election polls are 95 percent confident but only 60 percent accurate, UC Berkeley Haas study finds
How confident should you be in election polls? Not nearly as confident as the pollsters claim, according to a new study.
What makes an insect indestructible?
Materials scientists discover the design secrets of the ironclad beetle, which can even survive getting run over by a car.
UC Berkeley played big role in Nobel Prize-winning work
Reinhard Genzel realized his mentor Charles Townes’ dream of exploring the center of the Milky Way on his way to his own Nobel Prize.