UC Davis |

UC Davis study finds never-before-seen carnivorous squirrels

California ground squirrels hunt, kill and eat voles, reveals a study by UC Davis and UW-Eau Claire, sharing the first evidence of widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.
UC Newsroom |

Federal agencies approve management contract extensions for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The two contract extensions further the University of California’s long and storied history of service to the nation through the management and operation of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories.
UC Newsroom |

UC awards $15.5M in research grants to tackle big questions in health, AI, agriculture and climate justice

Researchers will gather better data on maternal health, test new ways of filtering ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater and work with California schools to protect students from extreme heat.
UC San Diego |

The science of shopping

UC San Diego neuroeconomist Uma Karmarkar explains what happens in the brain when we buy.
UC Davis |

Probiotics and prebiotics: hype or health?

A closer look at the proliferation of probiotics with Maria Marco, a microbiologist and professor in the department of food science and technology at UC Davis.
UCLA |

Generation Z wants to be safe, UCLA study finds

Being kind to others, self-acceptance and having fun are also goals for 10- to 24-year-olds surveyed across the U.S. in a UCLA study.
UC Newsroom |

Why some concussions are worse than others

Find out what happens to your brain when you get a concussion, and why you might want to think twice before signing your kid up for certain sports.
UC Davis |

Feeding grazing cattle seaweed cuts methane emissions by almost 40 percent

New findings offer a solution for more climate-friendly cattle farming.
UC San Diego |

Making vision-restoring whole eye transplants a reality

Technologies developed by UC San Diego and Scripps Research teams will map the human eye-brain connectome, extend the lifespan of the revived human eye, and help regenerate and monitor the optic nerve after a whole eye transplant
UC Newsroom |

12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

Explore new ways of understanding ourselves, our planet and our place in the universe.
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz announces a new 2,400-acre UC Reserve after Regents approval

Gift of land and a stewardship endowment to UC Santa Cruz will establish the Strathearn Ranch Reserve, as part of the UC Natural Reserve System, providing valuable new educational and research opportunities and conserving the land in perpetuity.
UC Newsroom |

UC awards $6 million to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters

California firefighters will be on the front lines of research aimed at combatting high rates of cancer among their ranks.