San Diego, California - Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that mouse embryos are contemplating their cellular fates in the earliest stages after fertilization when the embryo has only two to four cells, a discovery that could upend the scientific consensus about when embryonic cells begin differentiating into cell types.

Los Angeles, California - A pair of researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created the first surface texture that can repel all liquids, no matter what material the surface is made of.

Davis, California - After spending more than a decade decoding breast milk’s important health-promoting constituents, a team of researchers in the Foods for Health Institute at the University of California, Davis, is now doing the same for cow’s milk, with potential benefits both for human health and the U.S. dairy industry.

Stanford, California - Social norms, those unwritten rules of acceptable behavior, can change over time, such as Americans' attitudes toward gay marriage and marijuana legalization.

Sacramento, California - Help is welcomed this holiday season to help take the chill out of life on the streets for the dogs and cats of area homeless people.

Santa Barbara, California - Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Executive Producer, and Shark Tank Veteran Andrew Kavovit has joined retail shelf space brokerage startup Shelf Monkey as Co-Founder and Head of Retail Relations.