UC Berkeley |
Planning professor-turned-entrepreneur to help SF tackle urban problems with Big Data
From the classroom to the city, a UC Berkeley planning professor/entrepreneur is using Big Data to make a difference in urban life.
UC Davis |
Historian wins Pulitzer Prize for second time
"The Internal Enemy: Slavery and War in Virginia: 1771-1832" nets award for two-time winner Alan Taylor, expert on early American history.
UC Davis |
UC Davis' 100th Picnic Day
UC Davis hosts its 100th annual Picnic Day on Saturday. The Doxie Derby is a feature of the public event, which highlights teaching, research, service and campus life.
UC Newsroom |
Guggenheim fellowships go to 15 UC researchers, artists
Fifteen researchers and artists across the University of California are recipients of the 2014 Guggenheim Fellowships, announced today (April 10). They are among 178 honorees from the United States and Canada.
This year's fellows bring the university's total to 1,518 — more than any other college or university. They include (by campus):
UC Berkeley |
A mission of nutrition, a wardrobe of fruits and veggies
She may be an introvert, but Lindy West is determined to do what it takes — including venturing out in public dressed as a snap pea — to help employees eat healthier diets.
UC Berkeley |
Grad student, prof and alum join forces to save diabetics from blindness in post-conflict Libya
A graduate student in optometry, one of her professors and an alumnus have joined forces to build a long-distance diagnostic project that has the potential to save sight for many.
UC Berkeley |
In dust of WWII camps, Japanese culture blossomed
One woman's quest for answers about the war years ultimately led to a film on Japanese internment and its impact on the arts.
UC Berkeley |
Atmospheric scientist leads U.S. team in joint report on climate change
Inez Fung is one of several esteemed co-authors of a landmark report that summarizes and highlights what is well understood in the field of climate study, and points to areas of uncertainty that require more research.
UC Santa Cruz |
Exxon Valdez oil spill was a turning point for biologist
On the 25th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Terrie Williams reflects on the lessons learned and continues her work training responders for the next oil spill disaster.
U-T San Diego |
A physicist's search for the Big Bang
UC San Diego's Brian Keating helped design, build and analyze data from the BICEP2 telescope that found evidence of “cosmic inflation” less than a trillionth of a second after the Big Bang.
UC San Diego |
UCSD to house Jonas Salk's papers
Family of polio vaccine pioneer donates personal papers to the UC San Diego library.
UCLA Magazine |
Mix chemistry, YouTube and a special teacher for a magical reaction
An award-winning teacher, professor Neil Garg has found new ways to reach the next generation of scientists taking his non-nonsense organic chemistry class.