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UC Newsroom |

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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Sara Cratsenburg UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara |

Ready to lead

Top ROTC cadet opts for an Army combat role and hopes to inspire other women to break barriers.
Researchers Pin Wang (left) and Antoine Snijders investigate blood cells collected from mice exposed to thirdhand smoke.
Berkeley Lab |

Thirdhand smoke affects weight, blood cell development

Berkeley Lab-led study adds to evidence that smoke's lingering residue could be harmful.
UC addressing policy
UC Newsroom |

How UC is working to address the executive ban on entry to the US by travelers from certain countries

The university is engaged in advocacy and offering timely guidance to students, faculty and staff.
Volunteer dentists treat some of the 1,200 patients who received cleanings, fillings, extractions, partial dentures, root canals and oral cancer screenings at the 2017 Care Harbor Clinic.
UCLA |

Filling the health care gap

Hundreds of UCLA medical and dental staff. students volunteer at free clinic for underserved.
UCSF neuron autism
UCSF |

Autism researchers discover genetic ‘Rosetta Stone’

A newly-identified protein defect leads to either epilepsy in infancy or autism.
UC Merced professor Clarissa Nobile (left) will lead the Valley fever study.
UC Merced |

UC grant enables deeper, broader Valley fever research

Among 15 projects funded in latest round of multicampus research grants.
UC Davis detainees
UC Davis |

Law school faculty, students, alumni aid detainees

The Immigration Law Clinic provided rapid legal response to those under threat of deportation.
UC Irvine immigration
UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Trump’s policies will affect four groups of undocumented immigrants

Four professors examine the potential consequences of the new directives through a research lens.
UCSF glasses beer
UCSF |

Binge drinking may quickly lead to liver damage, study finds

Fatty liver, inflammation and enzyme changes found in mice within seven weeks.
UC Santa Barbara cell origami
UC Santa Barbara |

Origami of the cell

New study provides insight into how folding issues in proteins can result in hardening arteries.
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UCLA |

UCLA will lead international study of epilepsy after traumatic brain injuries

$21M grant provides opportunities for determining how epilepsy develops.
UC Santa Cruz Klingon
UC Santa Cruz |

From Klingon to Dothraki: Understanding invented languages

Students will explore why people make up new dialects.