How your genes may be giving you the giggles
With new genetic findings, researchers from UC Berkeley now have a better understanding of why some of us laugh more or are more easily embarrassed.
Medium
CIO 2015 Industry Innovation Awards: UC Board of Regents
Magazine names UC Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Bachher and his office as innovators among endowments.
Chief Investment Officer
Qualcomm, UC San Diego maintain tight bonds
Technology firm co-founded by former faculty member and campus grew up together in San Diego
San Diego Union-Tribune
UC president announces 2016 Research Catalyst Award recipients
Grants totaling $4.8 million will foster multidisciplinary research in conservation biology, cultural preservation, agriculture, and the detection of dark matter.
Patt Morrison asks Veerabhadran Ramanathan: Climate dealer
UC San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography scientist explains the advice he gave Pope Francis for dealing with climate change and what he hopes for from the COP21 climate conference.
Los Angeles Times
Mushrooms could boost your phone’s battery
Smartphone batteries begin to lose steam after a lot of use and need to be recharged more often. Portobella mushrooms could be the solution to this problem, according to UC Riverside researchers.
Medium
University of California pushes back deadline for transfer applications
The extension comes amid projected growth of 10,000 California undergraduates over the next three years.
Climate change facts you need to know
Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up by 2 degrees Celsius in 2050 and by 4 degrees in 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century. UC San Diego's climate scientist V. Ramanathan accurately predicted this trend back in 1980. He says that if we make an effort to adopt existing technology today, we might be able to change our course on climate.
