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Above and beyond: UC women challenging the status quo
March 21, 2019
You don't have to leave campus to make change — and these young students and alums prove it.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki shares her tips and tricks
March 21, 2019
The alum and her husband, Google exec Dennis Troper, spoke with campus provost Marlene Tromp on the keys to their success.
UC grad students pitch solutions in Sacramento
March 18, 2019
Ph.D. and master's students will show lawmakers how they are creating the next generation of advancements.
UC Irvine, UC Riverside scientists identify a new world for hackers
March 5, 2019
A sensitive DNA synthesis procedure will need more protection to ensure bioterrorists aren't listening in.
When a sigh is not just a sigh
February 7, 2019
A brand new audio map of vocal outbursts spans 24 emotions.
Young, gifted and black: The next generation of researchers
February 6, 2019
For Black History Month, we highlight young researchers who are turning their work into a potent force for social justice and equity.
Imagine a biodegradable cellphone
January 30, 2019
A look inside Moore Inventor Fellowship finalist Yue ‘Jessica’ Wang’s lab.
‘Most women don't use a mic’
January 30, 2019
Half of online gamers are women, but anti-woman abuse is rampant. Courtney Baugh has a solution.
Sleep loss truly causes you pain
January 30, 2019
Going without sleep heightens pain sensitivity and dulls the brain’s painkilling response.
Graduate student’s steerable brain device wins big at inventors competition
January 3, 2019
Gopesh Tilvawala is developing a first-of-its-kind catheter to navigate tiny arteries in the brain.