Berkeley Lab |
New UN report: Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius requires deep decarbonization across all sectors
Seven Berkeley Lab scientists contributed to research behind report, which finds that renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, recyclable materials, alternative fuels, and carbon capture and storage needed to slow climate change.
UC San Diego |
This is what happens when your phone is spying on you
Study reveals smartphone spyware apps are hard to detect and remove.
UC Santa Barbara |
How parents’ smartphone use affects their kids
Study finds parents’ phone use in front of their kids can harm emotional intelligence.
UCSF Magazine |
How much can we control our own fertility?
People trying to conceive are bombarded with advice meant to improve their odds. But how much power do we really have over our fertility?
UCLA |
Looking for a carbon-friendly diet? The answer is here
A new study suggests emissions from a basic American diet are equivalent to driving a car up to 20 miles per day.
UC San Francisco |
California’s anti-smoking push spurs big savings on health costs
For every dollar the state spent on smoking control, health care costs fell by $231.
UC Riverside |
Capturing heavier rains in an era of drought
Professor Kurt Schwabe’s Fulbright fellowship will help Australia and California meet water needs.
UC Santa Barbara |
Chasing one of biology's biggest goals: Filming proteins in motion
A UC Santa Barbara team has made strides in addressing one of the grand challenges of modern science: recording proteins in motion in a lifelike environment.
UC San Diego |
Bees don't just wiggle wiggle, they learn — the newly discovered complex social behavior behind the ‘waggle dance’
Watch out TikTok: The honey bee's groove, one of the most intricate forms of communication known outside humans, relies on learning and culture, researchers find.
UC Irvine |
Exposure to green space linked to reduced risk of postpartum depression
Tree coverage and physical activity intensify the effect, a UC Irvine-led study finds.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business |
After the Silicon Valley Bank failure, Berkeley Haas faculty raise concerns about systemic weaknesses in banking
The problems of SVB were “banking 101,” experts say, but also possibly influenced by its close ties to one industry.
UC Berkeley |
Voting, race and religion: Is the U.S. Supreme Court a threat to democracy?
Scholars say the court may be helping to assemble a legal framework in which a shrinking base of white conservatives can rule the country long-term — even as a minority.