Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry
Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley and UCSF professor and Berkeley Lab faculty scientist, shares the prize with Emmanuelle Charpentier for their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 as a tool for making targeted changes to the genome.
A second life for plastic waste
Researchers develop an efficient, low-energy method for upcycling polyethylene plastic waste into valuable molecules that can be repurposed.
Lab team develops first-ever living 3D-printed aneurysm to improve surgical procedures, personalize treatments
The replica represents a significant step in developing better care for the 1 in 50 Americans who will suffer from brain aneurysms.
Diversity improves among TV actors, but executives still overwhelmingly white and male
The UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report: Part Two suggests the industry must do more to meet the moment.
What makes an insect indestructible?
Materials scientists discover the design secrets of the ironclad beetle, which can even survive getting run over by a car.
Voting in person: Is it safe?
What you need to know about casting your ballot during COVID-19, according to an infectious disease specialist.
Q&A: When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
Experts explain when a vaccine may be approved and how a COVID-19 vaccine is designed.
Each UC campus is among the best in the world, new US News rankings say
Four UCs make the top 25 and eight make the top 100 in a new global survey.
Meet UC’s 5 new MacArthur ‘genius’ award winners
Four UC alums and one faculty member will each receive a $625,000 unrestricted prize, or “genius grant,” as 2020 MacArthur fellows.
Dr. Anthony Fauci backs universal health care, expects slow return to ‘normal’
In a wide-ranging discussion, Fauci covers many of the issues that have come to define the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.
How a UCSF team is giving Cronutt the sea lion a second chance with neuroscience
Cronutt, a sea lion suffering from toxic algae-induced epilepsy — a problem on the rise due to climate change — gets a shot at a better life.
UC Davis to establish 4-year program for students with intellectual disabilities
The campus receives a $2.1M grant from the U.S. DOE to create a program that will be the first of its kind in California.
UCs top Sierra magazine's ‘Cool Schools’ rankings
UC Irvine takes the top spot with five other UC campuses in the top 30 of the Sierra Club’s sustainable schools list.
UC Riverside is the first UC campus to teach the Cahuilla language
Students in the four-class series also study Cahuilla society and culture
Artificial intelligence is for the birds
Researchers are upgrading their migratory tracking capacity by creating a model to recognize bird calls.
8 things that are new this election
Voting is safer and easier than ever in California this year. Learn how you can make your ballot count.
And now, the winner of the Ig Nobel Prize ...
Richard Vetter's work on how spiders terrorize those who study them nets him a parody Nobel.
UC Berkeley played big role in Nobel Prize-winning work
Reinhard Genzel realized his mentor Charles Townes’ dream of exploring the center of the Milky Way on his way to his own Nobel Prize.
UCLA and UC Berkeley faculty share the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics
Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel will share half the 2020 Nobel in physics for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy.
UC Davis alum Charles Rice wins Nobel Prize
Now professor at The Rockefeller University, he shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.