UC and other researchers say they are getting closer to giving people a crucial minute or two of warning before a significant temblor.

A UC Davis study finds polygyny — one husband, more than one wife — might benefit some families, especially those living in countries where food insecurity is an issue.

A new study, featuring research out of UC Irvine, finds that older female workers face a hiring disadvantage in certain fields, which has serious consequences for their retirement security.

UCLA's AirForU app lets users check for unsafe smog levels anywhere in the U.S. — especially useful for asthmatics or others with respiratory problems.

By revealing the complex science behind plant growth, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory researchers hope to replace food deserts — low-income urban areas that lack access to affordable, fresh food — with options to purchase local, sustainably produced vegetables at or below conventional market prices, grown using drastically less water and fertilizer than conventional agriculture. Read more

Hepatitis B vaccine, the nicotine patch, the tasty Camarosa strawberry: Those patented innovations have earned UC, and the faculty who developed them, more than $500 million.

Late-phase trials found that the drug greatly reduced symptoms for progressive multiple sclerosis as well as a more common form of the disease.

Nature's rankings are based on the collective contributions of the university's faculty in major scientific journals.

San Diego County has become a hotbed of medical innovation, led by UC San Diego and other institutions.

Bacteria, chemicals and trash often end up on Southern California beaches after it rains. To understand how this and other contamination ends up in the water, the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is dying water pink. 

Last year, UC San Diego’s V. ‘Ram’ Ramanathan had an audience with Pope Francis in the parking lot of the Vatican. Ramanathan, who serves on the prestigious Pontifical Academy of Sciences panel, delivered what he calls a ‘parking lot pitch’ to the leader of the Catholic Church. Here, Ramanathan describes this moment and how it may have influenced the Pope’s subsequent position on the matter. 

UC Riverside professor receives National Science Foundation grant for research into survival mechanisms of plant species in California.