Photorealistic illustration from a spacecraft's-eye-view looking over the curve of the earth with a comet streaking through the middle of the image
UC Berkeley |

Small solar sails could be the next ‘giant leap’ for interplanetary space exploration

Researcher from UC Berkeley aims to create a fleet of low-cost, autonomous spacecraft propelled by light particles.
Watercolor illustration of a microscopic concept of a bacterium with antibodies
UC San Diego |

We need a staph vaccine: here’s why we don’t have one

Research from UC San Diego explains the clinical failure of dozens of candidate vaccines for one of the most common human infections; it also suggests a way to fix the problem.
On a sunny day, a group of students gathers on the banks of a river, with snow on the ground and dramatic mountain peaks with a waterfall and forest in the background.
UC Merced |

¿field curious? smashes barriers to outdoor science

An innovative program lowers barriers for first-gen and minority students to participate in scientific field research.
A poke bowl with vegetables, edamame, fish, sesame seeds and seaweed
UC Davis |

Integrative Center for Alternative Meat and Protein to launch at UC Davis

Launching in January 2024, the new center will lead advancements in sustainable alternative proteins.
a stylized illustration of sound waves moving toward a human ear
UC San Francisco |

Could a drug prevent hearing loss from loud music and aging?

Researchers have found a gene that links deafness to cell death in the inner ear in humans.
Two chimpanzees sit in tree branches. The one on the right is holding the hand of the one on the left, and they're looking at each other and seem to be smiling.
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.
A man with arm tattoos in a white t-shirt holds a white plastic bottle, standing in a well lit room with white walls.
UC Davis |

‘Unfold’ podcast episode examines hormonal birth control for men

A clinical trial of birth control for males is underway at UC Davis.
Undergraduate researcher Sugey Garcia Galvin in UCLA's Barber Lab
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.
A young woman with blonde hair kneels behind a black cat holding nail trimmers. The cat is looking past the camera, and there's a tarp-covered fence and a cinder block wall in the background, suggesting an animal shelter.
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.
A robot arm grabbing samples to process in Berkeley Lab
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.
Exercise coach with seniors doing arm exercises with therapy bands
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.
An almond orchard in full bloom
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.
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