A closer look at the proliferation of probiotics with Maria Marco, a microbiologist and professor in the department of food ...

A central emotion in laughter — joy — was what UC Merced professor Eileen Camfield was reaching for when she developed a ...

“Neuroeconomics is a field of study that uses theories and methods from neuroscience, psychology and economics to better ...

“To be safe” was the top goal for Generation Z in a survey of 1,644 10- to 24-year-olds across the U.S. Other top goals were ...

Join us in looking back on some of 2024’s most memorable discoveries from UC research. Most plastic is recyclable — so why doesn’t it actually get recycled? The products of recycling polyolefins, a ...

Find out what happens to your brain when you get a concussion, and why you might want to think twice before signing your kid up for certain sports.

The University of California is North America’s leader in scientific research, according to Clarivate’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list, with 289 faculty and scientists from across all 10 campuses ...

A San Diego team is part of a major undertaking that will bring together more than 40 scientists, doctors, and industry experts hand-picked from around the country to make vision-restoring whole eye ...

Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed ...

Zrinka Stahuljak’s comparative literature course next quarter will cover much of the same subject matter she has taught in years past: a sweeping survey of writing from the Middle Ages to the 17th ...

A new study reveals that prolonged sitting significantly harms even young, active adults, increasing the risk of heart disease and obesity. Researchers also found that current federal exercise ...