UC Riverside |
Capturing heavier rains in an era of drought
Professor Kurt Schwabe’s Fulbright fellowship will help Australia and California meet water needs.
UC Santa Barbara |
Chasing one of biology's biggest goals: Filming proteins in motion
A UC Santa Barbara team has made strides in addressing one of the grand challenges of modern science: recording proteins in motion in a lifelike environment.
UC San Diego |
Bees don't just wiggle wiggle, they learn — the newly discovered complex social behavior behind the ‘waggle dance’
Watch out TikTok: The honey bee's groove, one of the most intricate forms of communication known outside humans, relies on learning and culture, researchers find.
UC San Diego |
Birch Aquarium welcomes baby weedy seadragons
The conservation program scores a massive success with the arrival of more than 70 tiny newborn weedy seadragons.
UC Newsroom |
UC announces $15M in climate-focused innovation awards
The awards are part of a historic $185M partnership between UC and the state of California to tackle the climate crisis, from developing new methods for carbon capture to developing innovative coping strategies for drought, wildfire and other impacts of a warming planet.
UC Santa Cruz |
Leading and learning to save the world
As the leader of CalEPA, alumna Yana Garcia heads California’s fight against the ongoing climate crisis.
Berkeley Lab |
Balancing a battery-powered future with energy justice
How inclusive research could support communities around California’s Salton Sea.
UC Riverside |
Why California will inevitably shake like Turkey
A fault like the San Andreas produced the tragic earthquake in Syria and Turkey.
UC Davis |
A new downside to coffee? It pollutes
While researchers investigate how caffeine-addicted bacteria may be used as a cleanup crew for caffeine, check out 5 ways to clean up your habit.
UC San Diego |
In the wake of a wildfire, changes in cognition and brain function linger
Persons exposed to the deadly Camp Fire in 2018 displayed evidence of what is known as “climate trauma.”
UC Santa Cruz via The Conversation |
How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts — instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific
Urban infrastructure was designed to take stormwater out to the ocean quickly. Now, California needs that precious water.
UC Newsroom |
Climate resilience projects take root across California
The University of California will award $100M in state climate action grants this year to help communities across the state meet the challenges of climate change.