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Change is in the air
January 22, 2021
UC Santa Barbara joins group of 19 universities dedicated to a three-year effort to diversify faculty in STEM fields.
Scientists developing new solutions for honeybee colony collapse
January 19, 2021
Bee researchers at four UC campuses will try to reverse the worldwide decline of this key pollinator, thanks to a new grant from the UC Office of the President.
Arianna’s long path to the stars
January 14, 2021
An astrophysicist faces the universe’s darkness with help from those around her and from the stars above her.
Greta is right, researchers say
January 14, 2021
A global team of scientists suggests extraordinary action on sustainability is necessary soon to avoid a dark future.
How worried should you be about the new coronavirus variant?
January 13, 2021
UCSF infectious disease expert Charles Chiu on how the new variant emerged, whether available vaccines will still work and what we need to do now.
Developing a drug for stuttering
January 7, 2021
The UC Riverside School of Medicine will serve as a lead site for a clinical trial on stuttering.
Making methane on Mars
January 7, 2021
How physicists are making a return trip from the Red Planet a possibility.
The 10 biggest (non-COVID!) science stories you might have missed in 2020
December 14, 2020
During any other year, these groundbreaking advances would have been big news. Here’s some of what you may have missed while you were busy washing your hands.
What dolphins can teach us about surviving COVID-19
December 10, 2020
Unlike humans, marine mammals have adaptations that allow them to thrive with low oxygen levels.
The frightening uncertainty of long-haul COVID-19
December 10, 2020
UC Davis Health recently launched the region’s first Post-COVID-19 Clinic to give care and counsel to the most long-suffering patients.