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Maryam Pourebadi, UC San Diego Ph.D. student, works on software programming in a collaboratory in the new Franklin Antonio Hall, La Jolla, Calif., September 14, 2022.

Engineering the future in a new UC San Diego hub

UC San Diego opens the new Franklin Antonio Hall to make room and opportunities for engineering students.

Mayumi Nara and her son Yuki play at the Allied Gardens Park on Dec. 15, 2020.

Pandemic's impact on mental health of parents

Experts say more parents are reporting declining mental and physical health since the start of the pandemic.

Filipino archivist races to protect history of abuses ahead of Marcos presidency

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Carmelo Crisanto, executive director of the Human Rights Violations Victims' Memorial Commission, about racing to archive human rights abuses in the Philippines.

Gabby Giffords was invited to Fenway Park this week as part of its Gun Violence Awareness Day.

Gabby Giffords is still fighting for gun violence victims, years after she became one

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head more than a decade ago, but this week threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park as part of its Gun Violence Awareness Day.

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FILE - In this March 18, 2020, file photo, the state Assembly Chambers sits empty at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. New political maps have upended the Legislature in 2022 and many new faces will be seen in both houses when it reconvenes after the November election.

San Bernardino County's secession measure will be on 2022 ballot

The county’s Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 on Wednesday to put the secession measure on the 2022 ballot.

Ophthalmologists are medical doctors who specialize in treating the eyes. Optometrists have less training and specialized education, but now provide most primary eye care in the United States, routinely diagnosing and treating conditions that were outside their scope of practice half a century ago.

Which type of eye doctor do you need? Optometrists and ophthalmologists face off

Optometrists are lobbying for more leeway to treat patients — and physicians' groups are pushing back. But it's more than a turf war, both sides say, as they explain why patients' vision is at stake.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over the scope of the Clean Water Act.

The Supreme Court returns with a busy day of arguments, orders and a new justice

The court heard arguments in a major case pitting environmental regulators against property rights advocates backed by industries with a history of pollution.

Back and neck pain from screen use are common. Researchers say breaking up the work day with little bursts of exercise can help.

Got neck and back pain? Break up your work day with these 5 exercises for relief

Hunching over screens takes a toll. Movement researchers say you can prevent pain from accumulating by taking quick breaks for movement. Here are 5 exercises to try that take a minute or less.

People gather outside after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake was felt in Mexico City on Monday, Sept. 19. The quake hit at 1:05 p.m. local time, according to the U.S. Geologic Survey, which said the quake was centered near the boundary of Colima and Michoacan states.

A 7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico on the anniversary of two previous quakes

The earthquake shook Mexico's central Pacific coast on Monday, killing at least one person and setting off a seismic alarm in the rattled capital on the anniversary of two earlier devastating quakes.

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