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7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding

From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.

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Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American

America’s scientific leadership is teetering. The proposed federal budget would send it off a cliff.

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UC Santa Cruz |

Acclaimed author William Finnegan on his long journey to The New Yorker

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is this year’s recipient of the Distinguished Humanities Undergraduate Alumni Award from UC Santa Cruz.
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UC Irvine |

An AI that’s a better friend — and maybe a lifeline for humanity

An AI from UC Irvine researchers doesn’t just chat. It remembers, it cares, and it might just help us save ourselves.
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UC Berkeley |

Berkeley's music boom

A curriculum overhaul and a post-pandemic need to reconnect have made music Cal’s fastest-growing major.
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UC Santa Barbara |

The atmosphere’s growing thirst is making droughts worse, even where it rains

New research from UC Santa Barbara reveals that the atmosphere’s drying capacity is outpacing increases to rainfall.
A scan of a mouse brain shows blood vessels (red), brain cells (green), and amyloid plaques (blue). A new gene therapy treatment developed by UC San Diego works by reprogramming the behavior of diseased brain cells.
UC San Diego |

Alzheimer’s gene therapy shows promise in preserving cognitive function

Unlike existing treatments for Alzheimer’s that target unhealthy protein deposits, the new approach developed at UC San Diego could help address the root cause of the disease by influencing behavior of brain cells themselves.
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UCLA |

A future astronaut takes flight

Solar physicist Brandon Lazard shares his appropriately warm outlook on life and science.
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UC San Diego |

Pollution from the Tijuana River affects air quality in San Diego

A new study finds pollutants from the river are transmitted to the ocean and the air.
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UC San Francisco |

Whether it’s smoking or edibles, marijuana is bad for your heart

A new study led by UC San Francisco researchers finds that chronic cannabis use — whether it’s smoked or consumed in edible form — is associated with significant cardiovascular risks.
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UC Santa Barbara |

A cheap and easy potential solution for lowering carbon emissions in maritime shipping

A digital queueing system at busy ports could reduce traffic jams and lower the maritime shipping industry's carbon emissions.
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UC Santa Cruz |

AI is good at weather forecasting. Can it predict freak weather events?

A new study tests neural networks’ ability to handle ‘gray swan’ events.
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UC Berkeley |

The world’s top spelling bee is coming up. This UC Berkeley Ph.D. student built the word list.

Comparative literature student Frank Cahill competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee as an eighth grader. This year, on May 28 and 29, he’ll be on the other side of the stage.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Saritaan: Preserving Filipino migration stories across oceans and generations

A new UC Santa Cruz initiative called Saritaan — meaning “to talk story” in Ilokano — is preserving the untold migration stories of Filipino families.