UC Riverside |
From waste to wearable
UC Riverside chemical engineering researchers have completed construction of a pilot biomass processing facility that transforms forestry and agricultural waste into pulp that can be made into new products.
UC Berkeley |
11 things AI experts are watching for in 2026
How will AI disrupt the labor market? What will deepfake videos mean for our understanding of truth? Are we in a bubble, and if so, will the bubble burst?
UC Irvine |
Beyond the blueprint: A new kind of hospital
UC Health — Irvine offers a new kind of hospital and a new kind of patient experience.
UC Newsroom |
What makes UC a scientific powerhouse? Ask a Nobel laureate
Four UC Nobel laureates on what they discovered here, why it matters, and why their world-changing work could only have happened at the University of California.
UC Santa Barbara |
New haptic display technology creates 3D graphics you can see and feel
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have invented a display technology for on-screen graphics that can be felt via touch.
UC Newsroom |
Solar-panel-covered canals have their day in the sun in California
California’s first solar-over-canal project goes online with the commissioning of the narrow and wide span arrays in the Turlock Irrigation District, bringing to life the ultimate “why didn’t I think of that!” idea.
UC San Diego |
Scientists produce powerhouse pigment behind octopus camouflage
UC San Diego-led team discovers new method for producing large amounts of color-changing, nature-inspired pigment in the lab.
UC Newsroom |
These founders started with an idea. A UC education helped them make it real.
Meet three UC alums who combined their own ambition and big ideas with a UC education and on-campus entrepreneurial resources to launch successful businesses.
UC Merced |
20 years in, UC Merced celebrates achievements, looks to future
In just two decades, UC Merced has grown into a recognized leader in conducting academic research, developing young minds for career success and driving economic growth.
UC Irvine |
How one baseball game made laser surgery possible
Surgeons had tried ice cubes, cold water and even chilled metal plates to cool the skin’s superficial layer before laser exposure, but none worked. Then a UC Irvine researcher had an idea.
UC Newsroom |
UC faculty and alums behind 13 of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025
Lab-grown seafood, a new treatment for Parkinson's disease and a kid-safe power saw are among the genius ideas from UC inventors honored by TIME magazine in 2025.
UC Santa Cruz |
At the crossroads of language and AI
As technology advances in English, a UC Santa Cruz professor is making sure Indigenous languages don’t get left behind.