UC tops list of universities granted U.S. patents
UC was granted 453 utility patents in 2014 for discoveries made by its researchers. As of June 2014, the university had 4,448 active U.S. patents in total.
Native traditional methods revived to combat drought, wildfires
UC Santa Cruz arboretum works with local tribes to apply traditional knowledge of forest stewardship to preserve water and create wildfire buffers.
Al Jazeera America
Overcoming waste water's gross-out factor
Can science solve the public's revulsion to recycled water? A UC Santa Cruz professor strives to make it happen.
Slate
Latinos’ success in California at stake in UC budget fight
Op-ed: UC is a key engine of social and economic mobility for Latinos, who have been helped by the system’s commitment to access for low-income and first-generation college students. Diminished state funding puts that at risk.
Sacramento Bee
Mark Bittman: California Matters premieres
Dandelion, anyone? 'Mark Bittman: California Matters' premieres with a look at urban foraging and the nutritional value of wild edibles.
Avocado farmers boost yields with new growing method
California farmers are under fire because agriculture uses the majority of the state's water. But some avocado farmers are cutting back by employing new techniques.
NPR
UC student regent nominated for 2016-17
The Board of Regents will vote on the recommendation at its July meeting; if approved, Marcela Ramirez will become the 42nd student regent since the position was established in 1975.
Why dogs look like their owners
The resemblance truly exists, according to science. The question then becomes why. A UC San Diego social psychologist has a theory.
Fast Company
One pill makes you compassionate
In a new study at UC Berkeley, researchers found people were more willing to distribute money equally when they were given tolcapone, an FDA-approved drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease.
Stiglitz and Reich on the Great Divide
Economist Joseph Stiglitz and former Labor Secretary Robert Reich reminisce about their days in the Clinton Administration. Get a dose of humor along with a lesson on the politics of income inequality across America.