Triton musicians active in New York
UC San Diego faculty, including Pulitzer Prize winner Roger Reynolds, are in a series of performances at Columbia University's Miller Theatre.
San Diego Union-Tribune
Rescuing us from our bad water habits
UC Irvine's Jay Famiglietti is on a mission: to turn us away from our wasteful water ways.
Los Angeles Times
Revamped computer science classes attract more girls
A UC Berkeley computer science class is at the vanguard of a tech world shift: The class has more women than men.
San Francisco Chronicle
Scribe for love
Poets, including UC Riverside's Juan Felipe Herrera, illuminate fine art of writing for love.
The Press-Enterprise
Is college still worth it? Pew research says yes
A four-year degree pays off — and in some ways that may be even more so for the current generation.
Los Angeles Times
Make your smartphone sleep on the couch
Lights, alerts and the lure of cyberlife add up to a bad night's sleep.
New York Times
'Lung in a Box' keeps organs breathing before transplants
Portable device keeps vital organs functioning longer, so that more lives can be saved.
NPR
It takes more than a produce aisle to refresh a food desert
Making healthy foods available may not be enough to spur healthy eating — cooking classes and nutrition education may be needed too.
NPR
Student Veterans Meet with President Napolitano and Form Advisory Group
Meeting with President Napolitano leads to systemwide group to address challenges of resuming higher education during or after military service.
Severe drought has U.S. West fearing worst
Is this a 500-year drought? A UC Berkeley researcher says it is. Residents, farmers and ranchers are threatened by dwindling supplies of water.
New York Times