UC Newsroom |
Persistence was key to UC regent and NASA astronaut José Hernández’s achievement of lifelong dream
Hernández shares what he has learned from a life that is the stuff of movies. (In fact, Amazon is turning it into a feature film!)
UC Santa Barbara |
Setting up a ‘school zone’ for whales
Marine research and conservation institutions band together to expand whale-saving technology to the San Francisco Bay.
UC Santa Barbara |
How a popular volcano is changing what we know about how volcanoes work
Recent findings from Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall eruptions change what we know about the fundamentals of volcanoes.
UC Office of the President |
UC claims top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings
Six University of California campuses are among the top 10 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings, released today (Sept. 12). For the third straight year in a row, the magazine also placed all nine of UC’s undergraduate campuses on its coveted list of the top 100 public and private universities across the country.
UC Santa Barbara |
A nutrition label for Earth
Researchers estimate the environmental impacts of 57,000 common store-bought food products.
UC Santa Barbara |
A new kind of chemo
Researchers identify a new class of drugs that offer a safer, more targeted treatment for leukemia patients.
UC Santa Barbara |
What do you think of when you picture a scientist?
There are many versions of a female scientist, but still more work to do to overcome stereotypes, researcher says.
UC Newsroom |
University leaders present ambitious plan to help thousands more Californians earn a degree
UC leaders today (July 21) presented a plan to increase enrollment by 23,000 students over the next eight years.
UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara via The Conversation |
Why does love feel magical? It’s an evolutionary advantage
It’s not logical to believe your relationship is “meant to be.” But believing in destined love may have its purpose.
UC Santa Barbara |
The importance of elders
The long human lifespan may be due to the contributions of older adults.
UC Santa Barbara |
From rural ranch life to a doctorate
First-gen student Ana Y. Guerrero ’20 makes good on an American dream.
UC Newsroom |
Celebrating Title IX with great moments in UC women’s sports
50 years ago, Title IX changed the landscape of education and sports for women in the U.S. Here’s a salute to those who keep its flame burning bright.