Where does fat phobia come from?
August 15, 2019
How did we become obsessed with thinness? It has to do with race, says sociologist Sabrina Strings.
Who stalled the gender revolution?
August 15, 2019
Friendly attitudes toward gender equality increased for decades, then hit a speed bump in the '90s. The reason why might surprise you.
Spotting misinformation online via artificial intelligence
August 7, 2019
Computer scientist William Wang’s deep learning project aims to understand the spread of online misinformation.
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.
London's town
July 25, 2019
London Breed made history as San Francisco's first black female mayor, but she was once just an aspiring chemist.
California’s poison hotline helps 700 people a day answer one question — ‘Is it harmful?’
July 23, 2019
These doctors of pharmacy are also masters of poison, reassuring panicked families across the state.
The future isn’t so golden for California’s next wave of retirees
July 18, 2019
About half of the state's private sector employees ages 25 to 64 don’t have dedicated retirement assets, a new brief says.
UC Santa Cruz establishes interdisciplinary Southeast Asia research center
July 4, 2019
The first-of-its-kind SEACoast center will work to protect some of the most diverse ecological zones in the world.
Researchers to join national effort to build atlas of human breast cells
July 1, 2019
The project, supported by a $4M grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, will be a vital part of the Human Cell Atlas.
Thousands of asylum seekers left waiting at the US-Mexico border
June 27, 2019
A new U.S. policy has left thousands waiting to request asylum in Mexican border cities since the summer of 2018.