Santa vs. superheroes
December 9, 2015
UC Irvine physics professor compares St. Nick’s powers to those of traditional caped crusaders.
One professor’s top holiday movies
December 8, 2015
UC Riverside media and cultural studies professor Derek Burrill offers his favorites. Warning: Not all these films are reindeer approved.
‘My Merced’ captures UC Merced’s spirit in song
December 3, 2015
Award-winning composer Jimmy Dunne composes campus’ official alma mater.
Final volume of Mark Twain’s autobiography now on shelves
October 26, 2015
Famed writer mandated that his autobiography remain unpublished for a century after his death.
Juan Felipe Herrera is a voice for the people
September 30, 2015
U.S. poet laureate — a UCLA alumnus and UC Riverside professor emeritus — has been called an 'American original.'
UC Merced humanities center aims to bring depth to water issues
September 23, 2015
Research center's interdiscipolinary projects will focus on water for the next two years.
The science behind Hollywood explosions
September 15, 2015
Nobody blows things up like Hollywood. Now, with the help of a tool called Wavelet Turbulence, filmmakers can generate realistic swirling smoke and fiery explosions that are more detailed, easier to control and faster to create.
President Napolitano to interview Salk biographer
August 7, 2015
Commonwealth Club event Aug. 19 features Napolitano in conversation with Dr. Charlotte Jacobs, author of "Jonas Salk: A Life."
UCLA moves to establish independent Herb Alpert School of Music
August 5, 2015
If approved, it would be first stand-alone music school in the UC system.
'Game of Thrones,' a class unto itself
August 3, 2015
UC Berkeley summer session course explores what show may be saying about democracy, climate change and corruption of the American Dream.