UC Office of the President |

UC president announces pick for UC Berkeley chancellor

UC President Janet Napolitano today (March 13) announced that she has selected Carol T. Christ, UC Berkeley’s interim executive vice chancellor and provost and the former president of Smith College, as her choice to become the campus’s next chancellor, the first woman to serve in the role.

Christian Science Monitor |

Scientists want YOU to help make a solar eclipse movie

UC Berkeley is shooting the most complete record of this natural wonder, ever — but can't do it alone.

Inside Higher Ed |

10 ways to support students facing immigration crises

UC Irvine professors offer advice to faculty and administrators.

Vox |

Why American TV needs a Muslim Modern Family

UC Riverside professor Reza Aslan thinks a Muslim Will and Grace could truly change American perceptions of Islam.

UC Santa Barbara |

'Inside, outside and beyond'

UC Santa Barbara collaboration seeds sustainability in preschoolers.

ABC 7 |

California governor signs nation's toughest super pollutant restrictions law

UC San Diego professor Ramanathan heralds policy precedent for cutting global warming in half.

Popular Science |

The man who smuggles nanodrugs past the body's defenses

UC San Diego's Liangfang Zhang is one of the 10 most brilliant people of 2016.

Scientific American |

Maker movement turns scientists into tinkerers

UC Riverside and Berkeley Lab researchers speed up science by creating 3-D printed tools.

The New York Times |

What babies know about physics and foreign languages

A UC Berkeley psychologist explains why we don't have to make children learn - we just have to let them.

Business Insider |

New Zealand plans to wipe out invasive species by 2050 to save its native wildlife

A UC Riverside biologist evaluates an unprecedented effort to maintain biodiversity.

San Diego Union-Tribune |

Humanitarian to create incubator for social innovation at UC San Diego

New three-year initiative is set to disrupt the status quo to help people in need.

Vox |

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists

Scientists from across the UC system weigh in on what's broken — and how to fix it.