UC Davis |
Revealing the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals
Every modern mammal is descended from a common ancestor that lived about 180 million years ago. We don’t know a great deal about this animal, but the organization of its genome has now been computationally reconstructed by an international team of researchers.
UC Berkeley Haas |
Who flirts to get ahead at work?
A new study finds it’s most often men in subordinate roles as a way to maximize personal gain at work.
UC Riverside |
Why Ukraine advances don’t equal Russian retreat
UC Riverside expert weighs in on Ukrainian counteroffensive, faux referendums and Putin's rebuke.
UC Santa Barbara |
A $60M gift to heal the oceans
Marc and Lynne Benioff gift the university $60 million to support ocean science research and solutions — one of the largest known gifts anywhere to support ocean research.
UC San Diego, UC Irvine |
UC San Diego, UC Irvine and others seek to map the human brain over a lifetime
The new Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas will seek to describe in unprecedented detail the molecular features of the brain’s billions of cells, where each is located and how they change with age.
UC Newsroom |
UC community builders on how their Hispanic heritage fuels their work for change
These UC students, alumni, faculty and staff are using their own spark to light the way for others.
UC San Diego |
Father’s life is saved after receiving heart, kidney and liver transplant
The triple organ transplant is the first in the nation to use three organs from a donor after circulatory death using an innovative approach for organ recovery.
UC Santa Barbara |
How a popular volcano is changing what we know about how volcanoes work
Recent findings from Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall eruptions change what we know about the fundamentals of volcanoes.
UCLA |
These pesticides may increase cancer risk in children
UCLA-led research links prenatal exposure to specific chemicals to higher rates of eye cancer.
UC Office of the President |
UC claims top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings
Six University of California campuses are among the top 10 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings, released today (Sept. 12). For the third straight year in a row, the magazine also placed all nine of UC’s undergraduate campuses on its coveted list of the top 100 public and private universities across the country.
UCSF |
How our eye movements during sleep correspond to what we look at in our dreams
Multiple brain regions coordinate to conjure wholly imagined worlds in our sleep, study shows.
UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center |
How we misunderstand anxiety and miss out on its benefits
How feeling anxious can give us motivation and insights about ourselves, if we respond to it the right way.