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UC Newsroom |

University of California is the best public university in the country, Forbes finds

The 2026 America’s Top Colleges list features an all-UC top 3 and eight campuses in the top 30 for producing successful, low-debt graduates.
A researcher holds a wifi device in front of a laptop that displays heart rate information.
UC Santa Cruz |

WiFi signals can measure heart rate — no wearables needed

Engineers prove their technique is effective even with the lowest-cost WiFi devices.
A pair of hands with wrists bound by a gaming console cord
UC Santa Barbara |

Video game addiction in teens likely stems from preexisting mental health issues

Teens who have depressive symptoms and social issues are more likely to get stuck in a cycle of problematic gaming.
An illustration of computer code with a padlock superimposed on top
UC Riverside |

Pioneering a way to remove private data from AI models

A new innovation addresses the need to strip AI models of private and copyrighted content.
A grad student focuses intently as he slides a three-foot-long steel bar into a large apparatus made of tubes and wires, in a lab full of similar such apparatuses.
UC Newsroom |

Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats

Explore some of the research happening at UC that’s poised to deliver transformative benefits to the American people.
Five students wearing UC Merced Bobcat t-shirts smile for the camera in a downpour
UC Merced |

Open arms, open skies: Students welcomed at spirited, soggy Scholars Bridge crossing

A summer storm made Tuesday morning’s Scholars Bridge Crossing, UC Merced’s traditional greeting to new students, a welcome unlike any before.
A conceptual illustration of the inside of a computer, with vector-like glowing lines running up the inside of a dark box, merging in a single glowing point in the upper left of the image
UC Riverside |

How to build larger, more reliable quantum computers

UC Riverside scientists link multiple quantum chips to grow quantum systems.
A woman wearing a brimmed straw hat relaxes at the edge of a swimming pool, photographed from above
UC San Diego |

Tracking the UV? Ditching the SPF? Here’s what a dermatologist says

While online conversations about sun exposure are trending, the risks of UV radiation are real and cumulative, says UC San Diego dermatologist Y. Linda Liou, DO.
A student focuses intently as he operates one arm of a many-armed robot, while a teacher watches
UC San Francisco |

The future is robotic surgery. These students get a front-row seat

UCSF is the first university to certify medical students as bedside assistants for robotic surgeries, giving the next generation of surgeons a head start in a burgeoning field.
A hand holding wheat in a gold-lit field
UC Davis |

Wheat that makes its own fertilizer

A bacterial work-around developed by UC Davis plant scientists aims to reduce pollution and lower costs for farmers.
A scientist in a white lab coat looks at a rack of clear plastic tubs filled with water on a shelf in a laboratory.
UC Newsroom |

As Congress debates next year’s federal budget, join UC in speaking up for science

A growing movement of citizens, students and scientists is mobilizing to send a resounding message to America’s elected leaders.
A child hanging on to her mom's back reaches for a pepper in the produce aisle
UC Newsroom |

12 foods you couldn’t live without — brought to you by the University of California

Across university farms and labs, and in partnership with growers and ranchers around the state, research from the University of California is at the root of the nation’s abundance.