UC Santa Barbara |
Equitably decarbonizing California: A multi-campus collaboration will help the Golden State reach its energy goals
Faculty and researchers at UC campuses and affiliated national labs are teaming up to ensure that disadvantaged communities are fully integrated into California’s decarbonization efforts.
UC Berkeley |
Move over dolphins. Chimps and bonobos can recognize long-lost friends and family — for decades
"We don't know exactly what that representation looks like, but we know that it lasts for years," said Laura Simone Lewis, a comparative psychologist at UC Berkeley.
UC Santa Barbara |
This adaptive roof tile can cut both heating and cooling costs
Researchers have developed a roof tile that can help keep buildings cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter.
UC Riverside |
One of the world’s worst pests attacks California
It's all hands on deck to halt the spread of fruit flies. UC Riverside professor Bodil Cass explains how you can help save California crops.
UC Newsroom |
12 ingenious discoveries from a year of UC research
In 2023, every campus, lab and medical center came through with findings that benefit our health, happiness and the very fate of our planet.
UC Merced and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources |
Climate change to drive surge in insects that attack almonds, peaches, walnuts
Climate change is expected to spur a surge in agricultural pests, threatening crops in California.
UC Newsroom |
Health is finally a priority at COP28. Will it spur faster climate action?
Dozens of UC experts are in Dubai this week, making sure global leaders have the scientific information they need to chart a course forward on climate change.
UC Santa Barbara |
A ‘Paris Agreement for plastic’ could slash plastic pollution to almost zero
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley have launched an AI-powered tool that provides unprecedented insight into how the nations of the world can combine policies to end plastic pollution.
UC Santa Cruz |
Worldwide leaders convene to protect, advance global biodiversity
UC Santa Cruz hosted the APEC University Leaders' Forum with UC Davis and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities
UC Newsroom |
The weather whisperer
When climate catastrophe looms, reporters and legislators call up UCLA’s Daniel Swain to explain what’s happening and why.
UC Riverside |
Speaking in color: Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals
Scientists have engineered a way for a plant to show the presence of a banned pesticide in water without affecting its other functions.
UC Newsroom |
Celebrating a record-setting investment in climate research for California
Climate scientists and state officials gathered in Sacramento last week to kick off a new round of research projects funded by a $185 million partnership between UC and the State of California.