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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry

Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.

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UC Newsroom |

UC wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record

These discoveries span decades and disciplines, but they all have one important thing in common: They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.

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Airplane flying over the sea
UCLA |

Planning a trip abroad? Before you pack, check the air pollution levels

Study finds even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city is bad for your health.
Three nursing team members on the streets near Civic Center
UCSF |

Nursing the streets

Students in the nursing program provide essential ‘bridge care’ to people experiencing homelessness.
Compass inside someone's brain illustration
UC Santa Barbara |

Believe it or not, you have a really good sense of direction

We take it for granted, but our innate ability to navigate is actually extraordinary and rooted in the brain.
Illustrated people talking to each other
UC San Diego |

How to have better conversations with friends, family — or anyone

Hate small talk? Find yourself having the same arguments? Some tips to make things better this holiday season.
Pyramid in Egypt
Berkeley Lab |

Shedding a new light on Egyptian mummies

Berkeley Lab teams work with Cairo University researchers to study soil and bone samples dating back 4,000 years.
Pesticide sprayed on a field
UC Davis |

DDT linked to higher risk of diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to U.S.

Prior exposure to the notorious pollutant may explain the population's higher rate of Type 2 diabetes.
Blood cells and glucose floating in vein
UC Merced |

Exploring how lipids and cholesterol relate to Alzheimer’s

Though the motor proteins they study may be tiny, professor Jing Xu and her students could make a huge contribution to the study of the disease.
DNA Chromosome
UCSF |

In Down syndrome mouse model, scientists reverse intellectual deficits with drugs

Scientists were able to correct learning and memory deficits associated with the condition in a surprising new finding.
Arctic sea ice
UCLA |

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044

New study narrows the predicted timeframe for one worrying result of climate change.
Worker picking fruit from trees
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources |

California’s working landscape generates $333 billion in sales, 1.5 million jobs

A new analysis shows agriculture and natural resources are key to the state's economic vitality.
Children raising their hands
UC Davis |

Are students breathing good air?

A new study from Berkeley Lab/UC Davis finds many California classrooms don't have sufficient ventilation.
Breast cancer tumor in its microenvironment
UCSF |

Researchers halt spread of some metastatic breast cancers by blocking enzyme

Findings in mice point to new approach that may help make some metastatic breast cancers susceptible to immunotherapy.