UC Riverside |

What’s in your drinking water?

Carl Cranor doesn't just want you to know — he wants to empower you to do something about it.

UC Berkeley |

Regaining sight

Blind mice regain sight with a simple gene therapy that could be available to humans in three years.

UC Newsroom |

UC grad students pitch solutions in Sacramento

Ph.D. and master's students will show lawmakers how they are creating the next generation of advancements.

UC Merced |

New project aims to predict people likely to use firearms in suicides

Shocking stats about suicide by firearm (the most common method in the U.S.) move professors to action.

UC Berkeley |

Dragging? Blame the ‘time pollution’ of springing forward

The body doesn't take kindly to time change.

UC Davis |

Dementia looks different in brains of Latinos

A first-of-its-kind study has uncovered dramatic racial differences in the brains of those with dementia.

UCLA |

An easy life hack to make weekends more refreshing

Does treating your weekend like a vacation make you happier? A working paper says yes.

UC Santa Barbara |

Warm seas scatter fish

Climate change is shifting productivity of fisheries worldwide.

UC Irvine |

UC Irvine, UC Riverside scientists identify a new world for hackers

A sensitive DNA synthesis procedure will need more protection to ensure bioterrorists aren't listening in.

UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Why cities should stop playing Amazon’s game and quit offering companies tax incentives

Economic research suggests tax incentives and other corporate subsidies don't have the positive impact they're supposed to.

UCSF |

Google translates doctor's orders into Spanish and Chinese — with a few important caveats

Long, jargon-filled sentences have the potential to cause clinically significant harm, but overall, the algorithm impresses.

UC San Diego via The Conversation |

Want to fight heart disease? Stand up.

Too much sitting has been connected to premature mortality, diabetes and more. Now, add heart disease to that list.