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UC Santa Barbara |

Invasive grass fuels increased fire activity

Cheatgrass implicated in more, and more frequent, wildfires in Great Basin region of western United States.
UC Office of the President |

UC monogram is key piece of public outreach strategy

Symbol has been in wide use in systemwide materials; it has not replaced the university seal.
UC Berkeley |

Gene converts carbs to fat

DIeters' enemy may provide avenue for curbing diabetes, obesity and fatty liver disease.
UCLA |

Learning to give

UCLA students distribute five-figure grants to 4 local nonprofits.
Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley |

Launching new university in Africa

Haas MBA grad aims to transform a continent through education.
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New book recounts history of Indian boarding school

Historians co-author first collection of images and voices focused on an off-reservation Indian boarding school.
UC Berkeley |

Nicholas Dirks to be Berkeley’s 10th chancellor

Regents approve appointment; Dirks will succeed Robert Birgeneau in June 2013.
UCLA |

First 'breathing lung' transplant in United States

UCLA team performs first such operation; experimental technology could transform the field.
UC Davis |

Video game fights obesity

Children win by logging miles walked and calories burned
UC San Francisco |

Amputee athletes maximize physical potential

Training program teaches amputees to run, ride bikes with prosthetics.
UC Irvine |

College prep via app design

Coached by UC Irvine students, middle school teams learn STEM skills by creating educational smartphone games.
UC Davis |

UC Davis to test experimental drug for laminitis in horses

Clinical trials planned for potentially life-saving treatment.