Orange bat hangs upside down from a leaf
UC Davis |

E-sales of a wild bat sold as décor threaten species

A study from UC Davis warns against commodification of wildlife.
Five students in a row at a lecture hall. The male student in the middle speaks and gesticulates.
UC Health |

Training tomorrow's public health leaders: The impact of UC Irvine’s new health professional school

The UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health is the fourth school of public health in the 10-campus UC system, joining schools of public health at UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC San Diego.
Aerial view of a dam on the Klamath River
UC Davis |

The salmon diaries: Life before and after Klamath Dam removal

Salmon ‘tell’ scientists their life story as decades-old dams come down.
A girl playing with a truck
UCLA |

Dolls and trucks: Political right and left share some parenting beliefs

UCLA study finds area of overlap in ‘deeply polarized’ issues.
an artistic interpretation of brain wave patterns
UC Santa Cruz |

Scientists find that small regions of the brain can take micro-naps while the rest of the brain is awake and vice versa

The study more generally shows how previously ignored fast brain waves define basic patterns of sleep and wake.
A teacher lectures before a class of students seated at desks
UC Santa Barbara |

UC Santa Barbara and Tuskegee University launch pilot program to advance Black cultural perspectives in TV writing

A unique pilot program focuses on writing for diverse voices, creating a new kind of space between a Hispanic Serving Institution and an HBCU.
Two people stand in front of a wall of screens showing a grid of footage of natural landscapes, a map of California and some smoke from a wildfire
UC Newsroom |

California has problems. AI can help solve them.

As AI gets more powerful and easier to use, UC researchers are finding ways to integrate these emerging technologies into their work, shortening the distance to solutions that benefit every Californian.
A view of a baseball stadium from behind home plate and many rows up
UC Davis |

Winning formula: Aggies blend baseball and data science

Three Aggie alums hold leadership roles in Major League Baseball this season.
A photo collage showing the inside of a microwave with a plastic takeout container outlined in yellow with label reading "Don't do this!"
UC Newsroom |

Stop microwaving plastic — here’s why

UC experts are tackling our big plastic problem from every imaginable angle, from chemistry to engineering, policy to art, medicine to oceanography.
Dolores Huerta talks with a UC Santa Cruz student
UC Santa Cruz |

New public archives will share wisdom, artifacts from Dolores Huerta’s lifetime of successful social change leadership

UC Santa Cruz will hire a project archivist and two new postdoctoral scholars to support development of Huerta’s archives.
Camilo Eifler and three other dancers on stage, leaning forward dynamically with their arms outstretched
UC Berkeley |

Dance prepared him for the NFL. It began with a Berkeley summer camp.

The warm, yet demanding, instructors of Cal Performances' Berkeley/Oakland AileyCamp gave Camilo Eifler an early foundation to thrive in dance — and later, as a pro athlete.
Two people standing in a stream with a seine
UC Newsroom |

Climate Action research grants assist Tribal nations with resource management

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