UCLA |

How genomic research could help save the white-bellied pangolin

Genomics is explaining how remarkable the little mammals are — and could help identify which species are the sources for derived products on the black market.
UC Office of the President |

Major wind power project to boost clean energy use across every UC campus

In a move to step-up its clean energy goals, the University of California signed its first-ever wind energy contract, the largest renewable energy commitment by the University to date in support of campus decarbonization.

UC San Diego |

An essential tool for firefighters and emergency managers

ALERTCalifornia, a collaborative public safety program, has deployed more than 1,000 camera and sensor arrays in the state to provide real-time information to inform public safety for natural disasters.
UC Newsroom |

UC’s wild, wonderful natural reserves

Steve Monfort, executive director of the UC Natural Reserve System, shares why biodiversity is the key to our future and how UC’s reserves are its best-kept secret.
UC Newsroom |

How UC research is ensuring a future for 10 iconic animals

Bringing species back — and keeping them away — from the brink.
UC Newsroom |

The world’s largest-ever animals need our help. A new tool will help keep them safe

The future for California's whales is brighter thanks to Whale Safe.
UC Davis |

Lake Tahoe’s clarity the best it’s been since 1980s

The return of native zooplankton aided Tahoe clarity efforts in 2022.
UC Santa Cruz |

Peregrine population flies higher, thanks to UCSC's Predatory Bird Research Group

Peregrine falcon populations crashed in the 1960s as a result of DDT. UC people helped bring them back.
UC Santa Barbara |

Helping a tiny shorebird come back from the brink

Western snowy plovers are once again nesting at the Coal Oil Point Reserve.
UCLA |

Would more parks and trees help L.A. County residents live longer?

UCLA-led study predicts that an equitable ‘greening’ plan could add up to a million years in collective life expectancy.
UC Davis |

Superbloom or Superbust?

Six places you can see wildflowers as California blooms with life after a massive rainy season.
Berkeley Lab |

New UN report: Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius requires deep decarbonization across all sectors

Seven Berkeley Lab scientists contributed to research behind report, which finds that renewable energy, energy efficiency, electric vehicles, recyclable materials, alternative fuels, and carbon capture and storage needed to slow climate change.