UC Newsroom |
Getting paid to get ahead: A new program helps students gain career experience and earn money for college
Funded by a state grant, the new Learning-Aligned Employment Program, or LAEP, offers high-quality, paid research jobs for low-income students.
UC Davis |
Can science find a better way to trim a cat’s nails?
A UC Davis Ph.D. candidate is developing a routine to help kitties and their people stay calm and build trust during nail trims.
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 San Francisco |
Can health, lifestyle changes protect elders from Alzheimer’s?
Landmark study shows cognitive improvements when participants keep active, sleep better, are socially engaged and control blood pressure and diabetes.
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.
UCLA |
Why emotions stirred by music create such powerful memories
Study shows the dynamics of people’s emotions mold otherwise neutral experiences into memorable events.
UC San Diego |
This wireless, handheld, non-invasive device detects Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s biomarkers
“This portable diagnostic system would allow testing at-home and at point of care, like clinics and nursing homes, for neurodegenerative diseases globally,” said Ratnesh Lal, a bioengineering, mechanical engineering and materials science professor at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering.
UC Riverside |
Scientists tame biological trigger of deadly Huntington’s disease
Research from UC Riverside scientists also offers new hope for other nervous system disorders like ALS.
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 San Diego |
Beyond UFOs: The future of Unexplained Anomalous Phenomena
Astrophysicist Shelley Wright discusses NASA and the search for intelligent life.
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.