USC researchers find music education benefits youth wellbeing as California looks to boost arts in school
The latest USC research on the impact of music education shows that for adolescents, the benefits appear to extend beyond ...
Tag: California
What’s driving re-burns across California and the West?
LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Jan. 18, 2023 — Seasonal temperature, moisture loss from plants and wind speed are what primarily drive ...
Are California nursing homes adequately prepared for wildfire-related emergencies?
Emergency preparedness in nursing homes should be commensurate with local environmental risks to ensure residents’ safety, but new research in ...
Water cleanup method developed by University of California, Riverside, scientists destroys pervasive, cancer-causing “forever chemicals” or PFAS
An insidious category of carcinogenic pollutants known as “forever chemicals” may not be so permanent after all. University of California, ...
Examining association of accessibility of retail cannabis, prenatal cannabis use during pandemic in California
About The Study: In this study of 99,000 pregnancies screened for prenatal cannabis use via urine toxicology testing before and ...
California Academy of Sciences researchers reveal how extinct Steller’s sea cow shaped kelp forests
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 28, 2022) — For millions of years, the Steller’s sea cow, a four-ton marine mammal and ...
Yannis C. Yortsos of the University of Southern California named PNAS Nexus editor-in-chief
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) announces the appointment of chemical engineer Yannis C. Yortsos as the next editor-in-chief of ...
California Academy of Sciences researchers produce first-ever ‘family tree’ for aquarium-bred corals
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 14, 2022) — Corals bred in public aquaria provide novel research opportunities and a healthy stock for ...
Study examines how well-timed cover crops can suppress weeds in California orchards
WESTMINSTER, Colorado – 28, October 2022 – California’s commercial orchards are home to nearly 2.5 million acres of almonds, walnuts, ...
Financial outcomes of California hospitals during pandemic
About The Study: In 348 California hospitals, hospital financial performance was highly variable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Losses were reduced ...
Study finds potentially dangerous levels of arsenic in California prison drinking water
Berkeley — Ten years after the state of California recognized the human right to water, hundreds of thousands of residents ...
Violence is common and increasing in pandemic-era California
Violence is on the rise in California, with significant increases observed during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest annual ...
Bay Area high school students describe two new species of scorpions with California Academy of Sciences
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (August 15, 2022) — California now has two new scorpions on its list of species, thanks to ...
Dry lightning sparks some of the most destructive and costly wildfires in California, study finds
A new study has found dry lightning outbreaks are the leading cause of some of the largest wildfire outbreaks in ...
New study used marine monitor radar system to monitor California marine protected areas
Palo Alto, CA—Aug. 2,, 2022—A new study found that boaters often cluster along the edges of marine protected areas (MPAs) ...
Access to health care in California state prison population during pandemic
About The Study: This analysis found that although the California state prison population decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals who remained ...
Congenital syphilis linked to socioeconomic factors in small/medium California counties
Congenital syphilis (CS) is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection that passes from a mother to her child during pregnancy or ...
Changes in relationship between income, life expectancy during pandemic in California
About The Study: This analysis of income and mortality data in California from 2015 to 2021 found a decrease in ...
Methodist Hospital of Southern California joins Keck Medicine of USC as USC Arcadia Hospital
LOS ANGELES — Keck Medicine of USC announces that Methodist Hospital of Southern California in Arcadia is now part of ...
Proving the value of a adding a full-time infection preventionist: California skilled nursing facility reports infection prevention improvements amid pandemic
Arlington, Va., and Indianapolis – June 14, 2022 – A skilled nursing facility (SNF) embedded within a California hospital improved ...
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Anu, previously gropod, awarded nearly $1 million competitive grant from the National Science Foundation
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International group of scientists warns nuclear radiation has devastating impacts on ecosystems
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New experimental treatment can stop the growth of schwannoma tumors
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Latin American and Caribbean researchers detail colonialism in ornithology
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In search of the invisible galaxy