Davis, California - Switching from diesel fuel to natural gas may hold advantages for the nation’s heavy-duty trucking fleet, but more needs to be done to reach the full environmental benefits, according to a report released today from the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis, and Rice University.

Davis, California - Heavily marketed as a safer, healthful alternative to smoking, electronic cigarettes are under fire from California health officials who have declared “vaping” a public health threat, hoping to head off the type of deceptive manipulation that tobacco companies succeeded with for decades, according to new research from the University of California, Davis.

Stanford, California - Does evolution follow certain rules? If, in the words of the famed evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould, one could "rewind the tape of life," would certain biological trends reemerge? Asked another way: Can evolution be predicted?

San Francisco, California - In the age of digital marketing, sharing the right message with the right person at the right time is critical to cementing consumer relationships and driving sales.

Berkeley, California - Introducing Tom Steyer, the man newspapers like to call “the billionaire environmentalist,” Jennifer Granholm praised him Wednesday night at International House as a “great warrior for our planet.”

San Francisco, California - Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today issued her decision granting conditional approval of the change of control and governance of  Daughters of Charity Health System that includes six health facilities to Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. and Prime Healthcare Foundation, Inc. (collectively Prime).  This approval includes strong conditions to ensure continued community access to essential healthcare services.