UC Riverside |

Online health forums can be boon for underserved communities

Study finds forum use differs by gender, ethnicity and age.

UC San Diego |

UC San Diego participates in Coursera Global Skills Initiative

Qualcomm Institute and San Diego Supercomputer Center online courses have goal to advance access to job-relevant skills around the world.

Calit2 |

Researchers building high-speed data freeway system

UC San Diego and UC Berkeley team to create Pacific Research Platform, which will transfer of scientific data 1,000 times faster than today's Internet.

Berkeley Wellness Center |

Are mobile devices ruining our eyes?

A UC Berkeley optometrist warns about the effects of laptop computers, tablets, cell phones on our vision.
UC Berkeley |

Earthquake early warning system moves closer to reality

U.S. Geological Survey awards $4 million grant to UC Berkeley and its research partners to ramp up ShakeAlert prototype.
UC Riverside |

Reshaping the solar spectrum to turn light to electricity

UC Riverside researchers find a way to use the infrared region of the sun’s spectrum to make solar cells more efficient.
UC Santa Barbara |

UC Santa Barbara is West Coast hub for photonics institute

Public-private partnership is bid to advance technology and boost manufacturing to create high-tech jobs.
UCLA |

THOR kicks to the top of robot soccer

UCLA/Penn team won first place at RoboCup, a global robot soccer tournament held in China.
UCLA |

Make it rain: Check out augmented reality teaching sandbox

Augmented Reality Sandbox lets users sculpt mountains, canyons and rivers, then fill them with water or even create erupting volcanoes.
UC Berkeley |

Ultra-low-cost solution to a big water problem

Blum Center contest winner aims to remove excess fluoride from drinking water.
UC Berkeley |

3D-printed ‘smart cap’ uses electronics to detect spoiled food

Consumers soon may be able to hit “print” to create an electronic circuit or wireless sensor in the comfort of their homes.
UC Berkeley |

How to grow back the back

Engineered cartilage surfaces hold promise for treating damaged spinal discs.