A UC Berkeley psychologist explains why we don't have to make children learn - we just have to let them.
The New York Times |
What babies know about physics and foreign languages
San Diego Union-Tribune |
UC San Diego creates wearable blood-alcohol sensor
Device measures BAC and wirelessly sends data to smartphones.
UC Davis |
English bulldog’s gene pool may be too small to heal the breed
Researchers find trouble lurking within the DNA of the iconic dog.
CBS SF Bay Area |
Shellfish stickum inspires Cal scientists to create new surgical glue
UC Berkeley engineers turn to mussels to create a glue that could be used for fetal surgeries.
UC Office of the President |
University of California announces recipients of UC Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease awards
The University of California announced on Monday (July 25) the recipients of the UC Cures for Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative awards, which were created to accelerate the development of promising Alzheimer’s disease research by UC scientists.
Vox |
The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists
Scientists from across the UC system weigh in on what's broken — and how to fix it.
UC Office of the President |
University of California tops list of universities granted US patents
The University of California ranked first in the world among universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2015, according to a new report.
NPR |
Climate change may already be shifting clouds toward the poles
UC San Diego scientists record an ominous new pattern predicted by global warming.
The New Yorker |
A better kind of happiness
UCLA and UC Santa Barbara professors weigh in on social genomics and the insights of Aristotle.
The Mercury News |
Are California redwood trees the answer to global warming?
California redwoods store more carbon than any other forests in the world, UC Berkeley-assisted study finds.
National Geographic |
Remember the ozone hole? Now there's proof it's healing.
UC Irvine sounded the alarm about CFCs. Now, scientists are finding evidence of positive change.
BBC News |
Pear-shaped nuclei discovery challenges time travel hopes
New research confirmed by Lawrence Livermore National Lab may mean a rewrite for physics textbooks.