UC Riverside |

Airborne plastic chemical levels shock researchers

A new study shows how Southern Californians are being chronically exposed to toxic airborne chemicals.
UC Davis |

Research in four continents links outdoor air pollution to differences in children’s brains

New research shows that even pollution levels below government air-quality standards are associated with differences in children’s brains.
UC Santa Barbara |

Scientists use drones to track white sharks along California beaches

Researchers are leading a project to predict when and where great white sharks show up near a beach.
UC San Diego |

Learning dance moves could help humanoid robots work better with humans

Humanoid robots are now Dancing on Their Own — a step towards building robots that perform more complex and human-like motions.
UC San Diego |

Organoids derived from gut stem cells reveal two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease

UC San Diego researchers discover two distinct molecular subtypes of Crohn’s disease using patient-derived organoids, opening the door to personalized treatment for the chronic inflammatory bowel disease.
UC San Diego |

Blood pressure readings at your fingertips

Billion Labs, a company founded by electrical engineers at UC San Diego, wins a design award for their at-home health app.
UC Santa Barbara |

New study reveals changes in the brain throughout pregnancy

Emily Jacobs’ lab at UC Santa Barbara have shed light on this understudied area with the first-ever map of a human brain over the course of pregnancy.
UC Davis |

The promise of alternative proteins

Can we meet the global demand for meat? Food scientists at UC Davis are studying how to make beef using cow stem cells.
UC Newsroom |

National Science Foundation awards the University of California a $2.5M grant for its CAMP program

The innovative effort has helped propel a 580 percent increase in underrepresented students in science, technology, engineering and math at UC over the past three decades.
UC Berkeley |

New process vaporizes plastic bags and bottles, yielding gases to make new, recycled plastics

The catalytic process, discovered by researchers at UC Berkeley, efficiently reduces polymers to chemical precursors, bringing a circular economy for plastics one step closer to reality.
UC Newsroom |

You know wildfire smoke is bad for you. But did you know it's this bad?

Breathing wildfire smoke harms our lungs — but the damage doesn't stop there. And UC research finds that wildfire smoke could be 10x more toxic than smoke from "everyday" sources like traffic and industry.
UC Davis |

Innovative new technology helps seniors age in place

Interactive tech can help older adults live alone and ease caregiver fatigue.