UC Santa Barbara |
Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A sociologist looks for answers.
Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A UC Santa Barbara sociologist looks for answers.
UC Davis |
How to protect your eyes during the 2024 solar eclipse
Experts from UC Davis and UC San Diego explain what's happening with next week's eclipse, and how to view it safely.
UC Newsroom |
‘The UC Effect’: Shaping the future of AI
UC’s first systemwide Congress on AI delved into the technology’s promise and perils — and the unique role the university can play in leading the way forward.
UC San Diego |
Say hello to biodegradable microplastics
Research shows plant-based polymers can disappear within seven months.
UC Newsroom |
How AI discriminates and what that means for your Google habit: A conversation with internet studies scholar Safiya Noble
The UCLA professor who put the study of algorithmic discrimination on the map turns her focus to our AI-powered future.
UC Newsroom |
Plans for water equity in a warming world
UC researchers are working to ensure water distribution priorities meet the needs of communities, imperiled species and the environment.
UC San Diego |
Closing gender gaps in career advancement
Elizabeth Campbell, assistant professor of management at UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management, discusses the state of gender equity at work
UC San Francisco |
How Cindy Chang, M.D. rewrote the history of sports medicine
From overseeing the WNBA “wubble” during the COVID-19 pandemic to becoming the first female chief medical officer for Team USA, she’s been breaking glass ceilings for three decades.
UC Newsroom |
Three fixes for AI's bias problem
UC researchers are ferreting out discrimination in the algorithms that are shaping our society, and helping build a future where computers do us less harm and more good.
UC Newsroom |
Got climate anxiety? This UC course can help.
The deadline to register for the new UC Climate Resilience course is March 29.
UC Merced |
An invisible water surcharge: Climate warming increases crop water demand in the San Joaquin Valley's groundwater-dependent irrigated agriculture
A study from researchers at UC Merced found that increased demand accounts for half of the cumulative deficits of the agricultural water balance since 1980.
UC San Francisco |
How daylight saving time impacts your sleep and what to do about it
Springing forward an hour leaves Americans so groggy that car accidents and heart attacks spike on ‘Sleepy Monday.’ Here are four tips to avoid it.