UCLA |
Beyond shade: UCLA researchers improve radiant cooling to make outdoor temperatures feel cooler
The new approach uses low-cost, scalable, transparent and infrared-reflective surfaces and hydronic panels.
UC Santa Cruz |
Here’s how we help an iconic California fish survive the gauntlet of today’s highly modified waterways
New ‘facilitated migration’ framework gives water managers a playbook for getting more juvenile Chinook salmon from the Central Valley to the sea.
UC Riverside |
UC Riverside scientists develop tool to detect fake videos
Developed in collaboration with Google, the new model spots fakes by interpreting faces and backgrounds.
UC San Francisco |
Do these two cancer drugs have what it takes to beat Alzheimer’s?
A new study finds FDA-approved drugs that reverse the gene expression signatures associated with Alzheimer’s.
UC Riverside |
Solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer
Solid-state batteries charge in a fraction of the time, run cooler, and pack more energy into less space than traditional lithium-ion versions.
UC Newsroom |
7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding
From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.
UC Santa Cruz |
Twenty-five years after the human genome project, a new era is dawning
Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and open science that the Human Genome Project helped promote.
UCLA |
Scientists create first mini-lungs with built-in blood vessels, unlocking new insights for pulmonary vascular disease
The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing unprecedented tools for studying diseases, testing drugs and developing personalized treatments.
UC Santa Cruz |
Revolutionary Rubin Observatory debuts with first images taken by world’s largest camera
UC researchers have made key contributions to the 20-year collaboration.
UC Newsroom |
Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American
America’s scientific leadership is teetering. The proposed federal budget would send it off a cliff.
UC San Francisco |
The quest to reinvent anesthesia
UCSF researchers are scouring millions of compounds – with help from tiny zebrafish – to create anesthetics safe enough to use without an anesthesiologist.
UC Santa Barbara |
The atmosphere’s growing thirst is making droughts worse, even where it rains
New research from UC Santa Barbara reveals that the atmosphere’s drying capacity is outpacing increases to rainfall.