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UC Newsroom |

Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats

Explore some of the research happening at UC that’s poised to deliver transformative benefits to the American people.
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UC Newsroom |

As Congress debates next year’s federal budget, join UC in speaking up for science

A growing movement of citizens, students and scientists is mobilizing to send a resounding message to America’s elected leaders.
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UC Berkeley |

As chatbots get smarter, humans’ unique language abilities are becoming less special

UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained "metalinguistic ability," a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed.
solid-state batteries
UC Riverside |

Solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer

Solid-state batteries charge in a fraction of the time, run cooler, and pack more energy into less space than traditional lithium-ion versions.
A realistic illustration of a woman's eye in close-up, overlaid with a gradient tint from green to orange
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.
A huge, modern building atop a remote, snow-covered mountain, with desolate mountains stretching into the distance
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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UCLA Anderson School of Management |

Open, out, loyal

John Wooden Global Leadership fellow Ike Zhan (’25) advocates for LGBTQ colleagues.
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UC Riverside |

A California dairy tried to capture its methane. It worked.

Sealing manure ponds at a Central Valley farm cut emissions dramatically.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis launches small-batch wine label

Hilgard631 wine sales will benefit student scholarship.
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UC Newsroom |

The race to perfect the quantum computer is on, and UC is helping America hold its lead

There's a reason several of the world's biggest tech companies have quantum research headquarters in California.
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UC Newsroom |

46 UC researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

UC faculty account for nearly 1 in 10 new members on this prestigious roster of U.S. innovators and leaders.
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UC Newsroom |

Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates

Nearly a quarter of the women who have received Nobel Prizes in science have ties to UC.
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