UC Irvine |
Researcher is spokesman for medicinal use of cannabis
Daniele Piomelli's work with endocannabinoids put him in the medical cannabis spotlight.
UCLA |
Documentary chronicles football player's recovery
An intensive muscle retraining protocol developed by a UCLA professor provides the foundation for the remarkable progress of former college football player who was paralyzed from the neck down in a diving accident.
UC Santa Barbara |
Book explores labor politics and conservative right
UC Santa Barbara historian examines the contentious relationship that has spawned recent political turmoil.
UCLA |
Engineering happiness
Mathematically speaking, it’s not what we have that brings us joy.
UC Irvine |
No mere flight of fancy
UCI engineering professor Robert Liebeck is developing an experimental plane that is quieter and more energy efficient.
UC Irvine |
Renowned cop turns to UCI for online degree
Officer who cracked Jaycee Dugard case enrolls in first-of-its-kind program, now 10 years old.
UC Santa Barbara |
Archaeology class unearths original Santa Barbara
Class excavates an Chumash Indian site that might be the city's first location.
UC Santa Barbara |
Teaching physics through art
Arts-based teaching strategies helps attract students who might otherwise not be drawn to the sciences.
UC Office of the President |
Initiative seeks to boost faculty diversity
UC Diversity Pipeline Initiative encourages UC underrepresented female postgraduate students to pursue academic careers.
UC Office of the President |
Leadership skills for Native American staffers
Fellowship aims to prepare talented Native American employees for senior-level administration positions.
UC San Francisco |
UCSF ALS Center’s founding director dies of the disease he studied
Richard K. Olney, MD, founding director of the ALS Treatment and Research Center at UCSF and a pioneer in clinical research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), has died at age 64, following his own eight-year battle with the disease.
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A year of protest, progress and a very special prize
Just as Time magazine named the Protester as its person of the year, so did unrest shape much of 2011 for the University of California.
Reverberations from January and February's anti-Mubarek protests in Egypt were felt halfway around the world, as UC took emergency measures to evacuate 30 students, faculty and staff enrolled in a study abroad program and taking part in an archaeological dig.