The University of California’s third annual Grad Slam — a systemwide contest that challenges graduate students to explain their research in three jargon-free minutes — will take place at LinkedIn’s downtown San Francisco office this Thursday, May 4. 

Facts and data alone won’t inspire people to take action in the fight against global warming. So what will? Find out in the final episode of "Climate Lab."

The University of California and Vox today (April 19) announced Climate Lab, a six-episode video series exploring global climate change and UC’s groundbreaking work to mitigate its effects.

For four decades UC San Diego atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran "Ram" Ramanathan has warned that carbon dioxide and other emissions from human activity are heating up the planet. One of the first scientists to predict global warming, his models of rising temperatures have proved remarkably accurate.

The planet is getting hotter. Will more hot days have an effect on happiness around the world? Evidence from over one billion tweets says yes – and it’s not going to be a day at the beach.

Pink is the new green, thanks to technology developed at UC Santa Cruz.

Is brown the new green? UCLA researchers are using waste matter (yes, including poop) to make a new generation of advanced biofuels.

Even when you’re not at home, your house is a power glutton. Yes, yours. And it needs to go on a serious energy diet.

Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up 2 degrees Celsius by 2050 and 4 degrees by 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century.

UCSF scientists locate a bridge between breathing and arousal centers.

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (March 30) joined Mexican Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquín Coldwell for an announcement of $10 million in new funding to support energy efficiency research projects led by Mexican research institutions in collaboration with researchers at UC.

New documentary shines a spotlight on the trailblazing UC Berkeley professor.