We love to see giant dinosaur fossils in museums, but microfossils are everywhere, geoscientist Lisa White tells school kids. An African-American woman in one of the least diverse scientific fields, White directs education and public programs at the Museum of Paleontology.

UC Berkeley professor won the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering the laser.

Berkeley Lab's Ashok Gadgil puts engineering to work for humanity.

A book by UC Santa Barbara professor Mario García offers young Latinos a new narrative.

Robert Dudley discusses his new book, the evidence that our attraction to alcohol is an evolutionary adaptation, and what this means for efforts to prevent alcohol abuse.

Roger Beachy joins policymaking body of National Science Foundation, which advises Congress and the president on science and engineering issues.

Professor among first recipients of new award created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Russian tech billionaire Yuri Milner.

Donald Neuen officially retired at the age of 80 with a stirring concert at UCLA's Royce Hall.

Air pollution pioneer helped clear Los Angeles basin of deadly smog.

Postdoctoral researcher Suzanne Singer's passion comes from her roots in the Navajo Nation, where many people don't have access to electricity.

Campus seeks more collaborative projects and student-faculty exchanges alongside UC systemwide initiative.

Annual meeting provides venue for sharing best green practices among UC, CSU, community colleges and private universities.