Piller outlines the structural pressures that can lead to flawed or misleading research, from “publish or perish” incentives to the concentration of authority within funding agencies, journals, and ...

While other people have been achieving publications and awards, the highlight of my PhD so far is achieving the unthinkable - learning how to extract the components of human stool that glow under UV ...

Curandera tradicional Maria Ruiz Mendoza braids her hair every morning to honor the ancestral healing practices of her Zapotec Indigenous ancestors. Through braiding, she embodies intergenerational ...

This squirrel was happily munching on the green shrubbery growing along the coastline. The tips of these plants were a mix of green, red, and yellow. The squirrel kept picking up a new plant and ...

Monotropa uniflora, also known as the ghost plant or ghost pipe, emerges from the forest undergrowth in Aokigahara Forest near Mount Fuji. A favorite plant of the poet Emily Dickinson, this ...

Paradise base area during the middle of summer 2024. We had an exceptionally clear day and were able to see several nearby volcanoes, including Mt Adams which is pictured. I hustled to frame these two ...

Another week, you got this. Keep it up. You can do it. It will be a great day. You will be great. Breathe, and let go. Ok, I got this. Let’s do it. We can do it. Breathe, and let go. Breathe, and ...

In May I took an early summer vacation to central Japan with my partner for a very early graduation trip. We spent an entire day traveling through Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, with the weather ...

Our headlamps click on and light up dust particles floating through the cool air. Far above us, condors drift on updrafts in Pinnacles National Park. The caves are not long but steep and twisted, and ...

This photo was taken on my digital camera at the UCLA botanical gardens near campus in Westwood. It’s a really great location to visit to destress and relax in nature. I love the idea that in the ...

As the day ends and the sky shifts through soft hues, I walk the streets of San Francisco, unaware of the stories these quiet lanes have lived. What time does the golden light from a window lamp ...

UCSF has been a sight for many historic events: public health emergencies like the HIV/AIDS pandemic, social movements like White Coats for Black Lives, and scientific discoveries like that of ...