Featured news
UC Newsroom |
Meet 6 of UC’s newest graduates from the Class of 2026
UC Newsroom |
Made in the USA, grown in California
Key topics
Explore critical issues and find out more about UC's impact on the state and the world.
A new (and surprising) way to use solar panels
In the middle of California's Central Valley, a new way to use solar panels could change how we think about clean energy and water. It’s a simple idea that people have talked about for decades, but only now is it finally being tested in real life.
Latest news
UC Berkeley |
This class traces the evolution of American friendship
From heartfelt 19th-century letters to Swiftie bracelets, a UC Berkeley American studies course looks at the ways we’ve found connection with each other throughout history and examines the role of social media in modern friendships.
UC Newsroom |
The University of California is the country’s best value in education, new rankings show
Princeton Review and Money agree: UC campuses offer a stellar mix of academics, affordability and student outcomes, according to their newly issued annual lists.
UC Santa Cruz |
Twenty-five years after the human genome project, a new era is dawning
Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and open science that the Human Genome Project helped promote.
UC San Diego |
Engineers shake tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator
The primary goal of the tests is to determine if height limits for cold-formed steel-framed buildings can be increased.
Get UC’s top news in your inbox
Sign up for Fiat Lux, the weekly newsletter that delivers the latest University of California news and discoveries straight to your inbox.