UC San Diego |
Don’t know CPR? There’s an app for that, thanks to a UC San Diego Health doctor
A new free app arms people with a real-time tool for opioid overdoses and unconscious victims.
UC Berkeley |
California takes a first step towards worker data rights
On Jan. 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect, marking the first time that workers in the U.S. will have the right to know when employers are surveilling them, and for what purpose.
UC Berkeley |
Pushing to remove legal barriers for formerly incarcerated students
The policy fellowship at UC Berkeley’s Underground Scholars Initiative continues the student group’s tradition of successful legislation work.
UC Irvine |
UC Irvine physicist proposes new experiment to detect dark matter in our solar system
The SpaceQ mission, involving atomic clocks on spacecraft placed close to the sun, could help find particles that have eluded researchers for decades.
Lawrence Livermore National Lab |
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) today announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) — a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making that will pave the way for advancements in national defense and the future of clean power.
UC Berkeley |
Could this new process finally turn polyethylene bags, plastics into something useful?
A promising new method for breaking down plastic would finally allow us to do something useful with hard-to-recycle waste.
Berkeley Lab via The Conversation |
Hurricane Ian: When the power grid goes out, could solar and batteries power your home?
A study of real-world disasters shows how home solar and storage could keep the lights on and the air conditioner running during many outages, if not all.
UC Santa Cruz |
Political parties use gerrymandering to counteract shifting voter preferences in key battleground states
Whichever party controls the redistricting process in the state legislature engineers an 11 percentage point increase in its probability of winning a U.S. House race in the next election — and these advantages often run counter to the will of voters.
UC Office of the President |
Astrophysicist Bruce Macintosh appointed director of UC Observatories
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has appointed Dr. Bruce Macintosh director of UC Observatories (UCO), an astronomical research unit serving nine UC campuses, headquartered at UC Santa Cruz. Dr. Macintosh will begin his five-year term Sept. 1, 2022. He will also join the UC Santa Cruz faculty as a professor of astronomy and astrophysics. As director, Dr.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz student named one of 50 top hackers of 2022
Each year, 50 recipients from a pool of over 150,000 active community members are selected for their exceptional contributions to the tech ecosystem and STEM education.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz marvels at the release of the first James Webb Telescope Images
UC Santa Cruz astronomers are leading some of the first research projects to use the powerful new space telescope.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz student-developed game releasing to Nintendo Switch
The soon to be released, interactive, fast-paced game Squish was developed by UC Santa Cruz engineering and arts, games, & playable media students.