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UC Newsroom |

Next up for UC’s Class of 2025? Building California’s brilliant future

From jobs to graduate school to giving back to the communities they came from, UC’s latest crop of graduates has big plans to make a difference.

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UC Newsroom |

Is college worth it? For University of California grads, the data offers an undeniable ‘Yes!’

Not only do large percentages of UC alums enter the workforce with no student debt, but their degrees deliver an array of economic and social benefits both for themselves and their communities.

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UC San Diego |

Take that cancer, you big jerk: How clinical trials saved me 

A patient shares how an event about clinical trials at Moores Cancer Center brought a community together to educate and provide encouragement and hope.
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UC San Francisco |

How much can you safely drink? Here’s what to know

Cardiologist Gregory Marcus answers questions about how much alcohol consumption is actually harmful to us.
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UC Santa Cruz |

A fresh look at TikTok: Short food videos encourage long-term healthy eating habits in teens

Research from UC Santa Cruz human-computer interactions scholars is revealing how online habits translate into offline actions.
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UC Irvine |

A surgical procedure without the surgery

UC Irvine professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering Tibor Juhasz spent 25 years perfecting a laser treatment for glaucoma. Now it’s ready to change how the world sees.
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UCLA |

Scientists create first mini-lungs with built-in blood vessels, unlocking new insights for pulmonary vascular disease

The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing unprecedented tools for studying diseases, testing drugs and developing personalized treatments.
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UC Berkeley |

When warnings never cease, can we still trust our instincts?

UC Berkeley political scientist Marika Landau-Wells says there are ways to help us avoid overreacting to false alarms without missing real threats.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis program for students with intellectual disabilities graduates first class of students

‘I’m emotional and I’m proud’: Redwood SEED Scholars celebrate graduation, jobs and independence.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Revolutionary Rubin Observatory debuts with first images taken by world’s largest camera

UC researchers have made key contributions to the 20-year collaboration.
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UC Berkeley |

Legacy of Chiura Obata, artist and former UC Berkeley professor, endures on campus

Obata, detained in a World War II internment camp for people of Japanese descent, urged turning to "Great Nature" to transcend differences and difficulty.
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UC Newsroom |

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 Newsroom |

UC leads American public research universities in global impact, new rankings show

All 10 UC campuses are among the best universities in the world in research impact, with eight among the top 25 public universities in the United States, according to the 2025-26 Best Global Universities ranking from U.S. News & World Report.
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UC Office of the President |

Congress weighs deep cuts to federal student financial aid, Medicaid programs

If approved, the changes will make it harder for students and families to pay for college and could result in some Californians losing access to health care.