UC Newsroom |
6 UC professors earn 2022 Carnegie fellowships
Prestigious award advances important projects in humanities and social sciences with $200,000 stipend.
UCLA |
4 billion-year-old relic from early solar system heading our way
But don’t lose sleep — we’re in no danger, UCLA professor David Jewitt assures.
UC Newsroom |
How UC research is helping California meet the challenges of the climate crisis
Hundreds of University of California scientists and researchers across the state are working to help people adapt to climate change, with innovations to fight fire, protect water supplies and accelerate the transition to a clean energy future.
UCLA |
UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies
Building on decades of scholarship, the campus’s new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form
UCLA |
To fight diseases of aging, scientist makes aging itself the target
UCLA’s Ming Guo takes a unique approach to addressing neurodegenerative disease.
UCLA |
UCLA Law students work to help protect outdoor laborers from heat and pollution
Research produced by those in the California Environmental Legislation and Policy Clinic has influenced proposed legislation.
UC Newsroom |
UC a top producer of Fulbright students
Students from eight UC campuses and scholars from six have received Fulbright awards to advance their studies and promote international exchange for the 2021-22 academic year.
UCLA |
The Russian invasion of Ukraine: Professor Daniel Treisman provides insight and context
Treisman is the co-author of the book “Spin Dictators: The Changing Face of Tyranny in the 21st Century.”
UC San Diego |
The unique power of headphones to persuade
Headphones increase feelings of connectivity, empathy and engagement, reports a new study from UC San Diego, UCLA and UC Berkeley.
UCLA |
Making the past personal
Students are gaining a new understanding of the imprisonment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
UCLA |
Megadrought in southwestern North America is region’s driest in at least 1,200 years
The drought that has enveloped southwestern North America for the past 22 years is the region’s driest “megadrought” — defined as a drought lasting two decades or longer — since at least the year 800, according to a new UCLA-led study in the journal Nature Climate Change.
UCLA |
Proportion of Black physicians in U.S. has changed little in 120 years, UCLA research finds
The proportion of physicians who are Black in the U.S. has increased by only 4 percentage points over the past 120 years, and the share of doctors who are Black men has not changed since 1940.