UC Riverside |

Understudied racial minority groups show alarmingly high rates of obesity and diabetes

A new study highlights major health problems affecting historically ignored racial groups.

UC Merced |

Is biology behind your political views?

How your body processes its fight or flight response may affect your opinion, a new study finds.

UCSF |

Boo! Scary findings about imported candy

More health alerts have been issued for lead in candy than for salmonella, E.coli or botulism.

UCLA |

‘Get Out’-inspired class gets students to dig into portrayals of race and fear

Jordan Peele stops by lecturer Tananarive Due's course on how depictions of blackness have shaped real-life prejudice.

UC Berkeley |

Sex, power and the systems that enable men like Harvey Weinstein

If we want to stop the predators among us, we have to look at how power corrupts.

UCSF |

Hardcore smokers are softening over time

“Even smokers with the greatest psychological distress can be reached and helped to quit,” says UCSF's Stanton Glantz.

UCLA |

UC President Napolitano talks public service with UCLA Law students

'If not you, then who?' UC head asks, encouraging students to pursue work benefitting the public good.

UC Newsroom |

UC President Napolitano reaffirms university policies on sexual harassment and violence

UC's systemwide policies and procedures remain in full effect despite changes in Title IX guidance at the federal level.

UC Newsroom |

UC leaders: Grants are available to help DACA holders pay for a permit renewal — but you must act quickly

Mission Asset Fund has made $500,000 available to help those whose DACA permit expires before March 5, 2018 to renew by the Oct. 5 deadline. It’s the best way to ensure two more years of protection against deportation.

UCSF |

Flame retardant exposure found to lower IQ in children

Largest review of research to date shows clear connection between PBDEs and decreased intelligence.

UC Merced |

Pioneering alumna embraces career in immigration law

Linda Barreto always wanted to become a lawyer, but an experience in college helped reinforce her career path.

UC Riverside |

‘First-gen faculty’ campaign highlights professors who are the first in their families to attend college

Eighty-eight professors have self-identifed as first-generation so far, as a new campaign takes off on campus.