UC Office of the President |

UC awards $17M in grants for critical, innovative research

Fifteen highly meritorious projects across a wide range of disciplines and topics were selected from a pool of 97 eligible applications.

Southern California Public Radio |

Could a stress vaccine actually work?

UCLA's George Slavich on whether a treatment that's been successful with mice should be used on humans.

UC Office of the President |

UC president announces 2017 Research Catalyst Awards

University of California President Janet Napolitano today (Dec. 1) announced the 2017 recipients of the President’s Research Catalyst Awards, chosen from a pool of more than 100 proposed projects.

Orange County Register |

The power of siblings

UC professors weigh in on the wide-ranging influence our brothers and sisters have on us.

New Scientist |

Unconscious brain training beats phobias without the stress

A UCLA team tests a new method to help people manage fears.

UC San Diego |

Older first-time mothers are also more likely to live longer

Study finds that women giving birth for first time later in life increase chances of living to 90.

Pacific Standard |

The extraordinary effects of dust on global weather

Climate change could double the volume of dust in the atmosphere, warn UC San Diego scientists.

UC Office of the President |

UC awards national security lab grants

The University of California announced today (Nov. 21) the award of more than $14 million in research grants and fellowships to expand UC’s scientific collaboration with its two affiliated national security laboratories.

The Atlantic |

In cold offices, it's all about your feet

Two new UC Berkeley ideas examine heating from the bottom up.

UC Davis |

Can being uncertain of your social rank be bad for your health?

New research suggests that not knowing where you stand takes a serious toll.

STAT |

Peter Walter discovered a molecule that makes mice smarter. Can it heal a human brain?

A UCSF biochemist's discovery could transform our mental capacities.

Los Angeles Times |

Go ahead, curse in front of your kids

A UC San Diego cognitive scientist investigates whether exposure to four-letter words causes any harm.