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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.

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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.

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UC Newsroom |

The University of California leads the nation in academic research, new ranking finds

UC San Diego and UC Berkeley lead the way for public university research, with eight UC campuses total among the top 30 influential and impactful public research institutions.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis alum Joe Sasto is a rebel in the kitchen

The ‘Top Chef’ and Food Network star invites culinarians to break the rules in his first cookbook.
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UCLA |

Is UCLA close to ending peanut allergies?

A first-of-its-kind technology, recently featured in Scientific American, can reprogram the immune systems of mice to tolerate peanut proteins.
Then-Berkeley Lab Director Edwin McMillan, left, and Bevatron Group Leader Ed Lofgren, stand atop the 7-feet-thick concrete shielding at the remodeled Bevatron in this 1963 photo.
UC Newsroom |

How the US became a science superpower

America's leadership "isn't some fixed, unchanging feature of the scientific landscape," says one UC historian.
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UC Berkeley |

The ultra-rich are different from you and me. Their tax rates are lower.

In an innovative new research paper, UC Berkeley economists found that the total effective tax rates paid by the 400 richest Americans have declined sharply in recent years.
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UC San Diego |

‘We’re not a line item’—a patient’s plea to protect research funding

Now on her third course of chemotherapy, Kimberly Peters understands firsthand the impact of medical research cuts. This time, she’s speaking up.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.