New York Times |

Why should toys come in pink and blue?

Roundtable discussion — including UC Davis sociologist Elizabeth Sweet — addresses the gendered marketing of toys.
New York Times Magazine |

Praying for common ground at the Christmas-dinner table

UC Riverside's Reza Aslan, a scholar of religions, shares his family's efforts to bring together their backgrounds of faith.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley prof on ‘Becoming Richard Pryor’

English professor Scott Saul discusses his new book, 'Becoming Richard Pryor' — a richly researched biography about the comedian that's accompanied by a website, “Richard Pryor’s Peoria,” which presents more than 200 photographs and documents from Pryor’s first two decades in Peoria, Ill.
UCLA |

Muralist's memorabilia heads to Smithsonian

National Museum of American History honors professor Judith Baca and the Great Wall of Los Angeles.
UCLA |

New Discrimination Prevention Officers discuss mission, goals

Lillie Hsu and Dion Raymond have long-standing connections to UCLA. Their new positions are a key component to remedying bias, improving campus climate and strengthening UCLA’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
UC Newsroom |

26 UC researchers named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

Campus and lab fellows are among 401 honorees for 2014.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Is Interstellar’s science so stellar?

Astrophysicist David Schlegel weighs in on Hollywood science and untapped concepts for future sci-fi flicks.
UC Newsroom |

3 UC scholars win Breakthrough Prizes

UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab's Jennifer Doudna and Saul Perlmutter, and UCLA mathematician Terence Tao share $3 million awards.
San Francisco Business Times |

UC pathfinder leads startups to success

UC San Francisco star innovator has spent his career bringing science from lab bench to the patient bedside.
UCLA |

Doctoral candidate wins American Book Award

Prize goes to Joshua Bloom and co-author Waldo Martin of UC Berkeley for 'Black Against Empire,' acclaimed history of the Black Panthers.
UC San Diego |

Former food desert now feeds a community’s spirit

San Diego residents are transforming a 20,000-square-foot vacant urban lot into a community focal point for healthy place making.
UC Newsroom |

Six UC members elected to Institute of Medicine

New members include representatives of four UC campuses: Berkeley, UCLA, San Diego, San Francisco.