UC Berkeley |
Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees
A two decade-long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard.
UC Santa Barbara |
A two-minute fix for procrastination
UCSB study on the science of starting inspires Dawdle AI — transforming the hardest part of any task into the easiest step forward.
UC Merced |
People don’t worry about losing jobs to AI, even when told it could happen soon
Surveyed workers were slightly more worried by a shorter AI-takeover timeline, but it didn't significantly change their views about government safety nets, according to new research from UC Merced.
UC San Diego |
Your feed is full of nutrition trends. Are any of them legit?
UC San Diego experts unpack the science behind seven of social media’s food, drink and supplement trends.
UC San Francisco |
This new tech helps Parkinson’s patients who have trouble walking
Scientists at UC San Francisco put AI to work analyzing study participants’ gaits, then had it develop personalized brain stimulation programs for each.
UC Newsroom |
UC is No. 1 on worldwide ranking of highly cited researchers
This year’s rankings from Clarivate recognize 288 UC scientists as among the most influential thinkers in their fields.
UC Santa Barbara |
Vast collection of historic American music released via UC Santa Barbara Library partnership with Dust-to-Digital Foundation
Thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression would have likely been lost to landfills and faded from memory.
UC Davis |
An extreme tree hunt in the Sierra Nevada
What a bird, a pine tree and a 240-mile trek with UC Davis scientists reveal about climate change.
UC Berkeley |
UC Berkeley and Project CETI study shows sperm whales communicate in ways similar to humans
Scientists have spent the last five years observing sperm whale communication and behaviors using tags, buoys and drones. They’ve finally begun to learn how whales use calls for communication.
UC San Francisco |
‘Every time I relapsed, there would be a new course of therapy’
He was told cancer would kill him in two to four years. Fourteen years later, he credits a series of medications and treatments funded by the National Institutes of Health.
UC San Diego |
Scientists produce powerhouse pigment behind octopus camouflage
UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab.
UC Berkeley |
NASA’s ESCAPADE mission to Mars — twin UC Berkeley satellites dubbed Blue and Gold — will launch in early November
NASA's first multiple-satellite mission to another planet will map Mars' magnetic field and atmosphere in 3D, laying the groundwork for human exploration.