Portrait of Kristin Persson

Featured Story

UC Newsroom |

National Academy of Engineering elects 10 University of California researchers

Ten UC researchers and 15 alumni have been selected for one of the highest honors in the field of engineering.

A doctor in a white coat laughs with a patient, who is smiling and holding her hand over her heart.

Featured Story

UC Newsroom |

What cuts to NIH funding mean for cancer patients and their families

The American people have consistently supported life-saving cancer research. Now the nation’s bedrock source of public funding for biomedical research is under attack.

List Grid
Community
Campuses & Locations
Categories
UC Berkeley |

Psychologists present research on sleep, awe

Intriguing findings will be in the spotlight at the Society of Personality and Social Psychology annual meeting in New Orleans.
UC Office of the President |

UC to get modest boost from state budget

Governor's 2013-14 spending plan increases funds for operations, seeks to shift additional funds to base budget.
UC Davis |

Home aquarium species a potential threat to California waters

Flushing Nemo down the drain can introduce invasive or aggressive species downstream.
UCLA |

Jazz legends named professors

Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter will mentor select students in Herb Alpert School of Music.
UCLA |

Genes help overfill the jeans

Don't blame just the burger and fries: Genetics does play a role in obesity.
UC Berkeley |

Exocomets may be as common as exoplanets

Which, according to astronomer Barry Welsh's research, may be pretty common indeed.
UC San Francisco |

Are residencies the future of nurse practitioner training?

UCSF-UCLA partnership offers both hands-on learning for students and benefits for community clinics.
UC Santa Barbara |

Diabetes culprit: cells, not genes

Researchers, aided by computer modeling, eye cell metabolism as trigger for type 2 diabetes.
UC Davis |

Low wages linked to hypertension

UC Davis study finds an especially strong link among women and younger workers.
UC Irvine |

'Fountain of youth' gene?

Gene variant linked to active personality traits also may be key to human longevity.
UCLA |

Further evidence of a link between pesticides and Parkinson's

Study suggests new target in fight against debilitating neurodegenerative disease.
UC Irvine |

Mobile app targets elder abuse

'Cheat sheet' helps law enforcement with this growing problem.