Scientific American |

Parched California tries to grab stormwater before it escapes

UC Santa Cruz geologists combat the drought with an innovative plan to leverage precipitation for aquifers.

PBS |

This underwater creature tears open its skin to eat

The unusual feeding techniques of the hydra may offer clues into tissue regeneration, UC San Diego scientists find.

CNET |

Your 3-D printer is telling people what it's making

A UC Irvine team finds objects can be reconstructed based on sounds during the printing process, with big implications for industrial espionage.

KQED |

Yes, even CRISPR pioneer Jennifer Doudna experiences gender bias

Professors from UC Berkeley and UC Davis discuss breaking down barriers for women in science.

UC Berkeley |

Teen girls see big drop in chemical exposure with switch in cosmetics

A UC Berkeley study finds that using personal care products free of hormone disruptors makes a difference.

San Diego Union-Tribune |

Eminent climate change scientist courts religion

A UC San Diego professor attempts to galvanize action on climate change by drawing attention to its disproportionate impact on the world's poor.

San Francisco Chronicle |

Biden at UC San Francisco Saturday to talk about cancer ‘moonshot’

The vice president will headline a conversation about the $1 billion initative to eradicate cancer.

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Can we use Wi-Fi to see through walls?

We use Wi-Fi to stay connected, but UC's Yasamin Mostofi shows that Wi-Fi can also be used to sense the world around us – even behind walls.

The New York Times |

Bill Gates’s clean energy moonshot launches with help of UC

In his first interview since announcing the project, Gates discusses the ambitious agenda of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.

Science Today |

Eye drops to reverse cataracts

UC San Francisco’s Jason Gestwicki describes his lab’s work developing eye drops to reverse cataracts, a potential boon to millions of people who go blind every year in developing countries because they can't afford (or have access to) the current, successful surgical treatment.

Santa Cruz Sentinel |

Mercury levels on rise, says UC Santa Cruz scientist

A new study finds higher quantities of element in rainwater, likely from coal-burning power plant emissions.

Orange County Register |

UC Irvine experiment allows a paraplegic to walk via brain control for the first time

Researchers use new technology to get patients with spinal cord damage on their feet.