UC San Diego |

These screen-printed, flexible sensors allow earbuds to record brain activity and exercise levels

Streaming data from 3D-printed biosensors developed at UC San Diego can be used for health monitoring and diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions.
UC Berkeley Public Health |

50 years after being outlawed, redlining still drives neighborhood health inequities

Discriminatory lending practice continues to have serious effects, according to new UC Berkeley Public Health research.
UC San Francisco |

New COVID-19 vaccines: Is it worth the shot?

Will updated vaccines work against the latest “scariant” and 11 other questions answered.
UCLA |

How to save plants from climate change? Just ask them

Biologists can infer trees’ desired conditions from their wood and leaves, according to a UCLA study. 
UC Newsroom |

How a federal government shutdown could affect the University of California

If Congress doesn’t approve a funding bill by Oct. 1 when the new federal fiscal year begins, it will trigger a federal government shutdown. UC leaders have spent weeks preparing for that possible scenario.
UC Davis |

Can humans recognize a song’s intent regardless of language?

Universal acoustic patterns can help listeners across cultures glean a song's intent, regardless of its lyrics.
UC Berkeley Public Health |

Cultural racism worsens health inequities between racial groups

Racism expressed through cultural norms can perpetuate negative health outcomes for nonwhite groups, according to a UC Berkeley study.
UC Newsroom |

Celebrating UC changemakers: Meet 10 Latino leaders creating a more equitable future for us all

Across disciplines as diverse as education, science, medicine, engineering, law, business and politics, Latino leaders from the University of California are helping to create a more equitable future for all.
UC Santa Cruz |

Scientists release the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome

Until now, it had been notoriously challenging for the genomics community to sequence due to the complexity of its structure.
UC Riverside |

Could exposure to chemicals in plastics predispose you and your children to cardiovascular disease?

A $6.8M NIEHS grant will support research on how exposure to such chemicals increases atherosclerosis.
UC San Diego |

Researchers engineer bacteria that can detect tumor DNA

Their innovation could pave the way to new biosensors capable of identifying various infections, cancers, including colon cancer, and other diseases.