UC San Francisco Grad Slam 2016 winner driven by research in sobering center
March 14, 2016
Graduate student will present her research, TED-talks style, at systemwide competition among the campuses this spring.
Caring, not just understanding, makes for a responsive partner
March 8, 2016
Pyschologists at UC Santa Barbara find that cognitive empathy alone is not enough when it comes to providing support in relationships.
Lasers could make the Internet faster – and cleaner
March 8, 2016
Tiny lasers could overcome the current speed limits on the Internet and lower the information revolution's carbon footprint, UC San Diego researchers say.
Engineer wins 2016 UCLA Grad Slam to move onto UC-wide finals
March 7, 2016
Graduate student will represent the campus at systemwide competition of three-minute, TED-talks style presentations of research.
Bromances may be good for men’s health
March 3, 2016
UC Berkeley study of rats shows that stress can bring males together, findings that also have implications for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Thirdhand smoke linked to Type 2 diabetes
March 2, 2016
UC Riverside and UCSF study has health implications for nonsmokers living in homes that have (or had) smokers.
UCLA grad students learn the art of plain-speaking
March 1, 2016
Losing the academic jargon, Grad Slam contestants learn to communicate more broadly about their research.
UC Merced researchers identify drug that could treat melanoma
March 1, 2016
Scientists discover a genetic activation among patients with skin cancer that could be suppressed by a new drug.
Will cars of the future run on poop?
March 1, 2016
The U.S. produces over 1 billion tons of manure, including human waste, every year. That mountain of excrement not only poses a disposal problem, it also creates a potent source of greenhouse gases. But to researchers at UCLA, it’s not just a big pile of poop: it’s a really big – and renewable – source of biofuel.
Neuroscientists explore how the brain handles teleportation
February 29, 2016
UC Davis researchers show how we are mentally capable of "beaming up."