Meet UC’s 2019 Sustainability Champion
September 9, 2019
Katie Maynard developed from an undergrad studying biology into one of UC's most potent forces for environmental change.
Prenatal pesticide exposure linked to changes in teen’s brain activity
September 5, 2019
New study is one of the first to use advanced brain imaging to reveal how exposure to these chemicals changes the brain.
75 percent of Florida's oranges have been lost to disease. Can science save citrus?
August 29, 2019
Farmers and researchers try to hold off a deadly citrus greening that's now reached California long enough to find a cure.
Water harvester makes it easy to drink water from thin air
August 29, 2019
A device that cycles 24/7 to produce enough water from desert air to drink is close to hitting the market.
UC Davis and USAID launch new research program to study rural poverty worldwide
July 31, 2019
The effort aims to find solutions to root causes of poverty and food insecurity.
Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados
July 11, 2019
UC Riverside plans a tiny wasp counterattack.
3 tips from UCSF's guide to eating happy and healthy
July 11, 2019
No fad diets. No superfoods. No shame.
Number of young people facing poverty has increased over last decade
June 6, 2019
An incomplete social safety net contributes to the problem, paper finds.
As bumblebee diets narrow, ours could too
May 30, 2019
Fewer plants cause developmental delays for the pollinators that keep our favorite foods growing.
Usurp the burp: How seaweed can help curb cow burps (and their emissions)
April 18, 2019
UC agricultural and marine scientists fight one of the state's biggest sources of methane: cow burps.