Activist, entrepreneur duo ready to throw the ‘pink tax’ overboard
June 13, 2019
It's a classic American story: Soon-to-be grads Helen and Rachel Lee are fighting to get a tax — on feminine hygiene products — repealed.
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.
These psychiatrists bring mental health care to those who need it most
May 16, 2019
A program at UCSF is training psychiatrists to care for people often overlooked by the mental health care system.
How has #MeToo changed the way we live?
May 15, 2019
A new study provides insight into three questions that are central to today’s media coverage of #MeToo.
Taking the border crisis to heart
May 14, 2019
Students and faculty assist mothers and children seeking asylum in the U.S.
UC Berkeley students investigate war crimes using social media
May 1, 2019
A new generation of human rights investigators is already contributing to vital and Pulitzer Prize-winning work.
UCSF launches new Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative with $30M gift
May 1, 2019
Marc and Lynne Benioff's donation will create a first-of-its-kind initiative to research the causes of homelessness and find solutions.
UC Berkeley alumni score three 2019 Pulitzer Prize victories
April 23, 2019
The campus boasts three new alumni winners and several other finalists and contributors.
Measuring plastic's impact on our air
April 22, 2019
Researchers determine the extent to which plastic contributes to climate change. It's a lot.
Medicaid could save $2.6 billion within a year if just 1 percent of recipients quit smoking
April 18, 2019
The median state would save an estimated $25M in Medicaid expenditures, says UCSF research.