UC Newsroom |

How research is helping win the fight for trans rights

Despite a flurry of anti-trans legislation in conservative states across the country, there are many reasons to be hopeful, say UCLA’s Williams Institute experts Christy Mallory and Brad Sears.

UC Santa Barbara |

The write stuff

A writing workshop for student veterans offers an opportunity to tell their stories and connect with peers.

UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center |

Why 2021 is the year of the ‘messy middle’ — and how New Year’s resolutions can help

Ask yourself these five questions when setting 2021 goals.

UC Newsroom |

Job burnout is a billion-dollar problem. Can we fix it, despite COVID-19?

Labor Day is here — a perfect time to reflect on job burnout, a problem that’s gotten worse with the pandemic. But the current workplace upheaval is also an opportunity to make real change, says UC Berkeley researcher Christina Maslach.

UC Irvine |

Where does fat phobia come from?

How did we become obsessed with thinness? It has to do with race, says sociologist Sabrina Strings.

UC Newsroom |

How to rethink your New Year's resolutions (according to science)

The question-behavior effect, a cognitive quirk, can set your new actions up for success.

UC Newsroom |

The true cost of free shipping

Online shopping isn’t helping the climate-change fight — but there are simple solutions.

UC Berkeley |

What kind of personalities start entrepreneurial empires?

Find out how a founder's personality powers startup growth.

UC Newsroom |

The most viral UC research of 2016

UC research comprised 14 of the 100 journal articles that got the most media attention in 2016. Take a look at what got the world talking.

UC Newsroom |

When it comes to politics, you’re not as rational as you think

How your moral beliefs become your political facts – even if they're wrong.

UC Davis |

LGBTQ+ youth face increased anxiety amid COVID-19 pandemic

Using social media, research identifies stressors among an already vulnerable population.

UC Santa Cruz |

Doctoral candidate’s award-winning research explores life for Latina girls growing up in rural California

Roxanna Villalobos shines a light on rural America’s diversity, including in the Central Valley where she was raised.