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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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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 Davis sunflower rows
UC Davis |

Why sunflowers move like clockwork

Scientists discover new hormonal mechanisms in the sun-worshipping plant.
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UC Berkeley |

'Neural dust' could treat the body from inside

On the horizon: wireless, batteryless implants for monitoring organs and improving prosthetics.
UC Berkeley MET program
UC Berkeley |

New UC Berkeley undergraduate program to develop innovative tech leaders and entrepreneurs

Program confers two degrees to empower students to join hands-on tech skills with business school expertise.
UC floss
UC Newsroom |

Floss: Have dentists been stringing us along?

UC experts help explain the great flossing debate.
Conference particpants got out into the fields of local farms and ranches including the UC Santa Cruz Farm.
UC Santa Cruz |

National conference marks 10 years of growth in sustainable agriculture education

UC Santa Cruz hosts meeting of sustainable ag educators with focus on 'The Ecology of Food Systems.'
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UC Santa Cruz |

UC president encourages teenage girls to aim high during visit to campus

Napolitano samples summer programs, campus farm produce, during two-day visit.
A music video created by David Robles, a Global Food Initiative Fellow, about how students create community through farming and food systems, was screened at the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association conference.
UC Santa Cruz |

Advocates for social and food justice

UC Santa Cruz students show how agriculture and food systems can build community.
Cleveland UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara |

What 19th century politics can teach us about today

Scholars see echoes of the past in the ways gridlock, inequality and technology are influencing the current election.
UCLA spiritual care
UCLA |

UCLA medical students witness spiritual side of care

Opening eyes and teaching compassion by shadowing hospital chaplains.
Bedbug UC Riverside
UC Riverside |

A trap for bedbugs?

Scientists make a new discovery as to what attracts these pests.
UC Santa Barbara kindness
UC Santa Barbara |

Study: Believe it or not, humans are kind

Humans have evolved to be far more cooperative than other animals. These scientists investigate how and why.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

5 nanoscience research projects that could deliver big results

From energy efficiency to carbon capture, Berkeley Lab scientists are on it.