Recordings of Teddy Roosevelt and Morse code are among early audio experiments.
Digitizing Thomas Edison's record label
How students helped end apartheid
A small gesture of solidarity by students led to a national movement with far-reaching impact.
Frances McDormand headlines performance that sparks dialogue on sudden death
Thousands of years after its first performance, Sophocles’ ‘Ajax’ remains a source of catharsis, the UCSF community finds.
‘A space of freedom’
A unique correspondence course brings study of the humanities to incarcerated adults.
Saving the wild horses of the Channel Islands
Only 60 Santa Cruz Island horses remain. UC Davis researcher Amy McLean is working to keep the line alive.
A singular story
A new book reveals the extraordinary history of famous conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker.
Imagining a world without prisons
How activist icon Angela Davis continues to challenge us today.
Once-mysterious ‘Atacama Skeleton’ illuminates genetics of bone disease
UCSF researchers sequence the genome of the ‘Atacama skeleton’ and discover new mutations.
How UC faced down a global pandemic
UCLA and UCSF doctors fought HIV from its earliest beginnings. Now, they are beginning to speak of a cure.
Uncovering the mystery of John Muir’s Sierra Nevada hut
A remarkable hike sent Doug Harnsberger on a quest to make the shelter become a National Historic Landmark.
Giving the devil his due
In a new book, biblical scholar Henry Kelly says the devil is not who you think he is.
Ralph Bunche: The peacemaker
How UC legend Ralph Bunche brokered peace.