Scientists at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's FOLIUM Project, funded by ARPA-E, use light to convert the carbon in tobacco leaves into biofuels.
At the Bodega Bay Marine Lab, a UC Davis scientist studies sea stars and mussels to determine how climate change will affect ecosystems along the California coast.
Thirdhand smoke is a new frontier, and UC's Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program has assembled a group of investigators, including at LBNL and UCSF, to study the health risks caused by the remnants of cigarette smoke.
UC Berkeley scientists, who study motion, looked at how lizards use their tails. Their findings can help design robots that can be used in search, rescue or disaster situations.
A study funded by the University of California-administe red California Breast Cancer Research Program teamed scientists and community health advocates to look at health risks in nail salon workers, who are overly exposed to chemicals in the polish and products that they breathe and touch.
New software enables students and researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara to visualize, map and model seismic data from subsurface sedimentary deposits.
UCSF and VA Medical Center researchers have created web resource called ePrognosis that helps doctors calculate a patient's long-term prognosis as they consider medical interventions.
UC President Mark Yudof is reaching out to communities across the state to highlight how the university serves all of California - even places without a campus or medical center.
University of California faculty and staff are eligible for a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, a retirement plan, and much more.
Scientists at UC San Diego's NSF-sponsored Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center probe the brain to develop tools to help people learn, including a possible device for patients with Parkinson's.
