Small multicolored dots floating on a dark blue background
UC San Diego |

Say hello to biodegradable microplastics

Research shows plant-based polymers can disappear within seven months.
Safiya Noble, wearing a cool black leather jacket, looks resolute in a waist-up portrait against a gray background
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.
Water pouring out of a large pipe into a verdant wetland
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.
Silhouette illustration of a woman in heels holding a briefcase looking up at a man with a briefcase climbing a ladder.
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
Dr. Cindy Chang poses for a portrait in front of a set of exercise equipment. In the background is a framed Olympic flag.
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.
A woman with shoulder length dark hair wearing a cream colored cardigan looks resolutely at the camera with her arms crossed. She's standing in front of a metal panel with sequences of 0s and 1s cut out to simulate computer code.
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.
A young woman in exercise attire stands on a grassy bluff overlooking a beach, shading her eyes from the sun
UC Newsroom |

Got climate anxiety? This UC course can help.

The deadline to register for the new UC Climate Resilience course is March 29.
A irrigation canal runs away from the camera to a vanishing point. The fields on either side are dark, the canal reflects the orange-pink hazy sky
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.
Flat style blue illustration showing the profile of a man's face with half the screen dark blue as if night time, half the screen light blue as if daytime
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.
Brandie Nonnecke, seated on a couch, smiling at the viewer
UC Berkeley |

Mitigating risks, maximizing benefits: Brandie Nonnecke bridges tech research and policy

The founding director of the CITRIS Policy Lab and UC Berkeley associate research professor demystifies emerging technology to help lawmakers create responsible policy.
A rendering of a carbon removal plant in front of a beach and ocean
UCLA |

UCLA and Equatic to build world’s largest ocean-based plant for carbon removal

The $20 million system in Singapore will be capable of removing 3,650 metric tons of CO2 per year.
Two young women, mostly out of focus, hold up I Voted stickers to the camera, smilling
UC Newsroom |

Haven’t voted yet? Don’t be left out of the Super Tuesday excitement

Ahead of the March 5 primary election, we’ve got last-minute voter tips to help you flex your electoral power and make sense of the people and issues on the ballot.
Subscribe to Nation, world, society