Los Angeles Times |
Literacy gap between Latino and white toddlers starts early, study shows
Research suggests that pre-kindergarten may be too late to start trying to close persistent academic achievement gaps between Latino and white students.
BBC |
The app that helps you discover edible weeds
UC Berkeley researchers are using crowdsourcing to help map the location of edible weeds, and logging their findings on an app called iNaturalist.
Slate |
Decoding and defeating cancer with data science
A groundbreaking study by UC Santa Cruz reveals that one in five tumors may need to be reclassified.
UC Natural Reserve System |
Saving oaks in Big Sur
Sudden oak death study aids reserve while teaching field research.
Sacramento Business Journal |
UC Davis to lead research on keeping pathogens out of produce
Problems with foodborne pathogens on spinach and green onions in recent years have claimed the lives of consumers.
New York Times |
Beneath California crops, groundwater crisis grows
Farmers are drilling wells at a feverish pace and pumping billions of gallons of water from the ground, depleting a resource that was critically endangered even before the drought began.
Sacramento Bee |
Extending innovation is focus of UC Davis-Mars collaboration
Opinion: Universities and the higher education they deliver are essential for enabling discovery of new knowledge and translating this into needed innovation.
Vox |
Mapping roadkill
UC Davis' California Roadkill Observation System is learning not only how wild animals die, but how they live as well.
Forbes |
The hunt for a hotter jalapeño
Americans are demanding spicy food now more than ever, and it’s getting the attention of food manufacturers, industry analysts and researchers.
U-T San Diego |
UC San Diego studies twin astronauts
Researchers are leading two of the health studies NASA commissioned to co-monitor astronaut Scott Kelly in space and his identical twin brother, retired astronaut Mark Kelly, on the ground.
Forbes |
Plant genetics may help solve world hunger
UC Davis' Pamela Ronald helped find the key to disease- and flood-resistant rice. Her next goal? How to feed the world's growing population without further destroying the environment.
Forbes |
How one researcher is helping plants survive California's worst drought
In drought conditions, natural processes kick in to keep plants alive until they can be watered again. But UC Riverside's Sean Cutler knows that with the help of protein engineering, some plants can last even longer.