UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz students behind bus tracking app selected as only US team in Google Solution Challenge’s top 10

Four students beat out teams from around the world with their development of SlugLoop, an innovative real-time bus tracking app.
UC Davis |

UC Davis Innovation Awards for 2023 honor contributions that benefit society

From climate-resilient construction to biomedical imaging, winners of this year’s UC Davis Innovation Awards are developing solutions with global impact.
UC Riverside |

Previously unknown material could revolutionize cancer treatment

Tiny “dots” transform light, enabling big advancements.
UC Irvine |

UC Irvine scientists create long-lasting, cobalt-free, lithium-ion batteries

The finding promises to help manufacturers move beyond the controversial metal cobalt.
UC Santa Barbara |

An innovative, student-designed weight machine makes working out more accessible to people who use wheelchairs

Working with a well-known para-athlete, UC Santa Barbara mechanical engineering undergrads redesign a weight lifting machine to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
UC Office of the President |

New UC President’s panel to advance UC system’s capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship

In a move to power the engines of innovation and entrepreneurship across the University of California, UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (June 2) convened the President’s Entrepreneurship Network Council to support entrepreneurial activity across the University’s 10 campuses, from invention to commercialization.

UC Davis |

Lab-grown meat’s carbon footprint potentially worse than retail beef

A new study finds scaling up production using existing processes is highly energy-intensive.
UC Santa Cruz |

Human pangenome reference will enable more complete and equitable understanding of genomic diversity

UC Santa Cruz scientists, along with a consortium of researchers, have released a draft of the first human pangenome — a new, usable reference for genomics that combines the genetic material of 47 individuals from different ancestral backgrounds to allow for a deeper, more accurate understanding of worldwide genomic diversity.
UC San Diego |

An essential tool for firefighters and emergency managers

ALERTCalifornia, a collaborative public safety program, has deployed more than 1,000 camera and sensor arrays in the state to provide real-time information to inform public safety for natural disasters.
UC Berkeley |

ChatGPT architect, UC Berkeley alum John Schulman on his journey with AI

In an interview, Schulman discussed his time at UC Berkeley, why he cofounded OpenAI and the future of artificial general intelligence.
UC Newsroom |

The University of California ranks No. 1 in higher education for U.S. patents

Researchers across the UC system produce, on average, five new discoveries each day.
UC San Diego |

Commercial-scale biomanufactured melatonin is here

A series of fundamental advances made by UC San Diego bioengineers is accelerating the promising field of biomanufacturing.