Merced Sun-Star |

Acceptance key to ending anti-gay violence

A UC Merced lecturer's scholarship provides insight on how to better support the Latino LGBT community.

The New Yorker |

A better kind of happiness

UCLA and UC Santa Barbara professors weigh in on social genomics and the insights of Aristotle.

NPR |

At 80, Carla Bley keeps looking toward the next composition

The artist and her UC Santa Cruz biographer reflect on life as a jazz legend.

Entrepreneur |

5 science-backed ways to be happier at work

A UC Berkeley neuroscientist outlines how we can be more productive while feeling good.

NPR |

This is your brain on Uber

UCLA professor and company research head explains how use of the app reveals a lot about human nature.

KCET |

A great use for UC Irvine's garbage

Campus staff have pioneered a program that turns dining hall food waste into fuel.

Los Angeles Times |

What are horses thinking on Kentucky Derby day?

A UC Davis professor explains the motivations and reactions of the animals as they race.

Motherboard |

Searching the deep sea for new antibiotics

In the face of rising drug resistance, UC San Diego scientists are on a voyage to find never-studied bacteria.

The New York Times |

In towering redwoods, an abundance of tiny, unseen life

UC Berkeley scientists scale redwoods and find biodiverse new worlds.

San Diego Union-Tribune |

State asks UC San Diego to find ways to detect stoned drivers

With possibility marijuana could become legal, researchers are trying to improve drug testing.

The New York Times |

Sierra Nevada snow won't end California's thirst

UC Merced professors find major limits on the snowpack's ability to affect the drought.

Bloomberg |

This stunning chart helped uncover climate change in 1959

How a UC San Diego chemist stumbled on some of the first proofs of global warming.