New research from UC anthropologists elucidates the history of avocado domestication.

A UCLA art historian is exploring what the color blue can tell us about the hidden history of Indigenous peoples.

Each UC campus now resides among the exclusive group of 187 accredited doctoral-granting universities in the United States designated R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

The emerging importance of the find underscores a key truth about archaeology: artifacts often hold secrets that only later generations can unlock.

Researchers will gather better data on maternal health, test new ways of filtering ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater and work with California schools to protect students from extreme heat.

Featuring New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners and some of the most talked about books of the year, catch up on some of the great reads you may have missed from UC authors.

A central emotion in laughter — joy — was what UC Merced professor Eileen Camfield was reaching for when she developed a course called Special Topics in Rhetoric, not How to Excel in Stand-up Comedy.

The textbook for Zrinka Stahuljak’s winter 2025 course was generated by the Kudu platform.

Meet transfer student Brandon Sánchez Mejia, an immigrant from El Salvador who overcame the odds to follow his dreams to UC Berkeley.

A UC Berkeley researcher pitted hundreds of humans against generative AI platforms. Humans wrote more creative stories, but AI is advancing — quickly.

Fifty years ago, two UCLA investigators tangled with the unknown — and came away haunted.

The designation creates more opportunities to better serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.