UC Office of the President |

UC researchers win new Breakthrough Prize

Napoleone Ferrara of UC San Diego and Shinya Yamanaka of the UCSF Gladstone Institutes among inaugural recipients.
UC Berkeley |

Human cost of climate change

Law prof's new book predicts a grim future for billions of people in this century.
UC Irvine |

Virus detective tracks cure for common cold

Virus detective tracks cure for common cold by seeking a way to stop viruses from replicating.
UC Berkeley |

Townsend Center: incubating inspiration in the humanities

Celebrating its 25-year annniversary, Townsend Center for the Humanities is igniting free-ranging conversations among faculty and students.
UC San Diego |

The icon of organic chemistry

Charles Perrin, one of the most beloved professors on the UC San Diego campus, has taught this tough course to anxious sophomores each fall for the past four decades.
UC Riverside |

App helps catch drunk drivers

Suspect that driver's had one too many? Professor-student collaboration lets you record and report with ease.
UC Office of the President |

Online education aims to meet undergrads' needs

Report highlights development of for-credit courses as part of the undergraduate curriculum.
UCLA Today |

Professor rents home to homeless family for $1 a month

Inspired by someone’s good deed, Tony Tolbert moved out of his home and rented it to a struggling family for $1 a month. Now others who have heard of his selfless act are paying it forward.
UCLA |

Jazz legends named professors

Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter will mentor select students in Herb Alpert School of Music.
UC San Francisco |

Singing professor offers musical lectures for medical students

UCSF pathologist uses power of song to teach hard-to-learn facts
UC Santa Cruz |

Astronomer to receive National Medal of Science

Sandra Faber, interim director of UC Observatories, is among 12 recipients of the national award.
UC Office of the President |

UC campuses deemed top value among public colleges

Kiplinger ranks eight campuses in 2013's annual assessment of academic quality and affordability.