UC San Diego |

A picture might actually be worth more than a thousand words

Emotional images can change people's behavior, while similarly charged words do not, a new study finds.

UC Santa Cruz |

Canada's landmark ruling against solitary confinement

Psychology professor Craig Haney provided the scientific foundation for the court's sweeping decision.

UC Berkeley |

Why traffic apps make congestion worse

Has your traffic app ever led you into a jam? The solution is smarter apps that actually talk to one another.

UCSF |

Yep, your brain has ‘anxiety’ cells

It's not just your imagination, it's neurology, according to a new study on mice.

UC Berkeley |

A handout or a hand up? How we judge others guides how we help others

When charities emphasize the helplessness of those they assist, it changes how we give.

UC Berkeley |

Social media actually makes you more (not less) relaxed, surprising new research says

It may not make you happy, but it will make you sleepy.

UC Riverside |

How storybook lessons impart scholastic success

Differences in children's literature in the U.S., Mexico and China may help explain academic performance.

UC Berkeley |

New center aims to nourish your empathy — with art

Dacher Keltner helps launch the art world’s first ‘empathy center,’ using the power of art to induce compassion.

UC Merced |

Former street kid fulfills educational promise with Ph.D.

Marcus Shaw turns his troubled past into an area of study and fuel for his own academic achievement.

UCLA |

US retail jobs are bad — but it doesn’t have to stay that way

A new book compares working conditions in the US with other countries.

UC Riverside |

How to control worrying (according to science)

There hasn't been a scientifically proven technique for reducing stress — until now.

UC Davis |

Stress and resilience among Mexican-origin families in California

New research hopes to improve the health of more than 40 percent of the state's population.