The Road Ecology Center tracks the unfortunate end for many animals and birds on California's roads. The center's California Roadkill Observation System produces an interactive map of roadkill around the state.

Pioneering UC research connects the dots between health and exposure to agricultural chemicals.

Since 1975, UCSF Fresno has been a life-saver for San Joaquin Valley residents, particularly those living in rural communities.

Napolitano: State budget cuts are the culprit.

Research suggests that pre-kindergarten may be too late to start trying to close persistent academic achievement gaps between Latino and white students.

Avoiding technical terms and keeping things simple is the goal for UCLA graduate students who are participating in Grad Slam, a contest that rewards students for speaking more like ordinary people.

Cal — with six natural history museums, among others — is the only school in the West to break into CollegeRank's top 10.

UC Berkeley researchers are using crowdsourcing to help map the location of edible weeds, and logging their findings on an app called iNaturalist.

UC San Diego is home to the second chapter of Alpha Lambda Mu, the country's first Muslim fraternity.

Activities are planned across the UC system to build awareness.