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UC Newsroom |

UC tops worldwide ranking of universities for patented inventions

The No. 1 ranking highlights UC’s unmatched record for innovation that drives societal progress and bolsters the economy.

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10 tips on financial aid at the University of California. For starters: More than half of students pay no tuition.

UC has one of the strongest financial aid programs in the nation, with more than half of California undergraduates getting enough financial aid to cover all their tuition.

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UCLA |

UCLA student Alysa Liu wins gold in the 2026 Winter Games

After retiring from figure skating at the age of 16, UCLA student Alysa Liu returned for the love of the sport — and the sport showed her love back.
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UC Riverside |

A gel for wounds that won’t heal

UC Riverside researchers have developed an oxygen-delivering gel capable of healing injuries that might otherwise progress to limb loss.
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UC Irvine |

Widening beaches make California 500 acres bigger than it was 40 years ago

UC Irvine and USGS researchers used satellites to track coastal changes.
A coronal mass ejection shoots off from the sun.
UC Santa Barbara |

Scientists bottle the sun with liquid battery

A new bio-inspired molecule captures solar energy and releases it as heat on demand, outperforming lithium-ion batteries.
A woman in a blue NASA jumpsuit photographed with a pier and ocean behind
UC San Diego |

Alumna Jessica Meir returns to space — this time as commander

This month, Scripps Institution of Oceanography alumna and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir embarked on her second journey to the International Space Station, serving as spacecraft commander for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission.
A view of the Geisel Library at UC San Diego on a sunny day, yellow flowers in the foreground
UC Newsroom |

18 UC faculty named 2026 Sloan Research fellows

More Sloan fellows are affiliated with UC than with any other institution granted the awards this year, and UC leads all institutions in Sloan fellows across the program’s 61-year history.
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UC Merced |

How writing rewires your brain to face everyday challenges

Written words can do much more than communicate.
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UC Newsroom |

Can our pets really say ‘I love you’? Science is finding out

Pet soundboards allow our four-legged friends to press buttons and express themselves in human language. But is it real? UC San Diego professor Federico Rossano shares his research into this social media phenomenon.
A man wearing a white lab coat and safety glasses stands in an industrial laboratory next to a large stainless steel machine with pipes and bolts, resting one hand on a metal railing.
UC Newsroom |

UC tops worldwide ranking of universities for patented inventions

The No. 1 ranking highlights UC’s unmatched record for innovation that drives societal progress and bolsters the economy.
Three smiling students holding ice cream cones
UC Newsroom |

10 tips on financial aid at the University of California. For starters: More than half of students pay no tuition.

UC has one of the strongest financial aid programs in the nation, with more than half of California undergraduates getting enough financial aid to cover all their tuition.
Flat-style illustration of 3 scientists standing around a human heart that's twice as tall as they are. One holds a magnifying glass.
UC Newsroom |

3 ways UC science is healing broken hearts

UC labs are developing new treatments that don’t just prevent damage from getting worse, but — for the first time in medical history — actually help the heart heal.
Three women curling, one delivering the stone, two sweeping
UC Newsroom |

Want to rub shoulders with Olympians? Grab a broom — and get to curling

Learn more about curling, one of the Winter Olympics’ most fascinating events, from the UC curlers who know and love it.