Science Today |
Neural device designed to restore memory
Livermore Lab research engineers are working on the world's first implantable neural device to help the brain restore memory.
UCSB GradPost |
Grad student takes on bitter cold and fast penguins
Far from balmy Santa Barbara, Umi Hoshijima is conducting ocean research in Antarctica.
Scientific American |
Vision-correcting display among ‘World Changing Ideas’ for 2014
Technology to pre-correct displays on computer screens for vision-impaired users, developed by UC Berkeley engineers in collaboration with MIT colleagues, has been named one of the top 10 “world-changing ideas” of 2014.
Fig. 1 by University of California |
We are built to be kind
Psychologist Dacher Keltner from UC Berkeley seeks to better understand why people evolved pro-social emotions like empathy, compassion and gratitude.
San Francisco Business Times |
UC pathfinder leads startups to success
UC San Francisco star innovator has spent his career bringing science from lab bench to the patient bedside.
Los Angeles Times |
As species decline, so does research funding
Terrie Williams, UC Santa Cruz: Misrepresentation of research has the potential to affect wildlife conservation for years to come.
Popular Science |
Wearable drone flies up from your wrist
Drones, wearable tech and the ubiquitous selfie converge in Nixie — whose team members have multiple UC connections — now a finalist in Intel’s 'Make It Wearable' competition.
UC Research Tumblr |
The research inside your lunch
Before you bite into your turkey (or tofurkey?) sandwich today, consider how UC has helped improve numerous food items.
Science Today |
Citizen scientists help track space dust
Imagine if you could help identify space dust brought back from outside the solar system. It’s possible – and it’s been done – by volunteers in a citizen scientist project called Stardust@Home.
NPR |
Curiosity: It helps us learn, but why?
New research from UC Davis suggests that curiosity triggers chemical changes in the brain that help us better understand and retain information.
San Francisco Chronicle |
A sprinkle of compost helps rangeland lock up carbon
A compost experiment that began seven years ago on a Marin County ranch has uncovered a disarmingly simple and benign way to remove carbon dioxide from the air.
PBS Newshour |
Can Alaska’s waters be a respite for sick sea stars?
A deadly disease has been wiping out West Coast sea stars for more than a year. One place that has held off the disease the longest is Alaska. Researchers recently traveled there to search for new clues.