UC Berkeley |
Is a second ‘Mona Lisa’ still special? What about the thousandth?
In a small village in China, artists create replicas of famous works of art. After spending six years there, UC Berkeley Professor Winnie Wong’s ideas of art and those who make it dramatically changed.
UC Davis |
The Color Lab uncovers the soothing effects of light
UC Davis scientists are studying how certain lighting colors may improve our health.
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 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 Newsroom |
What will that UC degree get you? 25 years of data show UC alums in high-growth careers across industry sectors
UC’s new Alumni Career Pathways dashboard shows where UC alums are working and how they’re helping fuel innovation and economic growth in California and nationwide.
UC Berkeley |
As chatbots get smarter, humans’ unique language abilities are becoming less special
UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed.
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 Merced |
Depression due to politics? The quiet danger to democracy
In a new book, UC Merced professor Christopher Ojeda draws from the latest data and years of studying the intersection of politics and mental health to find fresh insights into both.
UC Berkeley |
This class traces the evolution of American friendship
From heartfelt 19th-century letters to Swiftie bracelets, a UC Berkeley American studies course looks at the ways we’ve found connection with each other throughout history and examines the role of social media in modern friendships.
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.
UC San Diego |
Engineers shake tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator
The primary goal of the tests is to determine if height limits for cold-formed steel-framed buildings can be increased.