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.
UC Merced |

20 years in, UC Merced celebrates achievements, looks to future

In just two decades, UC Merced has grown into a recognized leader in conducting academic research, developing young minds for career success and driving economic growth.
UC Irvine |

How one baseball game made laser surgery possible

Surgeons had tried ice cubes, cold water and even chilled metal plates to cool the skin’s superficial layer before laser exposure, but none worked. Then a UC Irvine researcher had an idea.