What might be missing from MyPlate? Water
UC nutrition experts maintain that adding H2O will help curb our sugar intake as well as quench our thirst.
NPR
Diverse pool of Californians apply to UC in record numbers
Data collected from the application cycle that closed Nov. 30 show that 193,873 students applied for admission to at least one UC campus – 158,146 of them as freshmen and the remainder as transfer students.
How power makes people selfish
'Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely,' said the British historian Lord Acton. Unfortunately, this is not entirely a myth. UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner explains some of the ways in which power encourages individuals to act on their own whims, desires and impulses.
Where does gold come from?
The iron in our blood or the oxygen that we breathe all formed during chemical reactions inside of a star. But when it comes to heavier elements such as gold, a different process might be at play. UC Santa Cruz's Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz has his own theory about where gold comes from in the universe — it may have to do with the spectacular explosions of supernovae.
Nobel laureates get creative
What happens when you give Nobel laureate scientists paper, crayons and tell them, “Draw your discovery?” You get the exhibition, “Sketches of Science: Photo Sessions with Nobel Laureates,” on display Jan. 6-28 at UC Davis' Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts. It's the only U.S. showing of the exhibit.
UC Davis
UC Davis study: Drought will cost state’s farmers $1.5 billion
With hundreds of thousands of acres of irrigated cropland removed from production this summer, the state expects losses in crop revenue, dairy and livestock value, and added costs from well-pumping.
Fresno Bee
Why should toys come in pink and blue?
Roundtable discussion — including UC Davis sociologist Elizabeth Sweet — addresses the gendered marketing of toys.
New York Times
Praying for common ground at the Christmas-dinner table
UC Riverside's Reza Aslan, a scholar of religions, shares his family's efforts to bring together their backgrounds of faith.
New York Times Magazine
Is sugar in fruit different than sugar in soda?
How does the sugar in fruit compare to the sugar in processed foods like soda or cookies? Kimber Stanhope, a nutritional biologist at UC Davis, walks us through the science.
How Dr. Seuss created Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss is best known for his children's books. How did he go about putting them together? UC San Diego's Lynda Claassen walks us through his process of notes and sketches for the beloved 'Green Eggs & Ham.'