UC San Francisco |
A CRISPR approach to neurodegenerative diseases
Martin Kampman, recipient of the Byers Award for outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers, describes how using CRISPR to tackle neurodegenerative diseases is yielding new treatments.
UCLA |
New research reveals alarming decline in U.S. children’s health
Finding rising mortality, chronic illness and other challenges, a comprehensive new study shows U.S. children and teens nearly twice as likely to die as their peers in 18 other high-income countries.
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.
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.
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.
UC Berkeley |
This class traces the evolution of American friendship
From heartfelt 19th-century letters to Swiftie bracelets, a UC Berkeley American studies course looks at the ways we’ve found connection with each other throughout history and examines the role of social media in modern friendships.
UC Santa Cruz |
Twenty-five years after the human genome project, a new era is dawning
Today, genomics is saving countless lives and even entire species, thanks in large part to a commitment to collaborative and open science that the Human Genome Project helped promote.
UC San Diego |
Engineers shake tallest steel-framed building ever tested on an earthquake simulator
The primary goal of the tests is to determine if height limits for cold-formed steel-framed buildings can be increased.
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.
UCLA |
Scientists create first mini-lungs with built-in blood vessels, unlocking new insights for pulmonary vascular disease
The UCLA advance opens the door to growing other vascularized organ models, including intestines and colons, providing unprecedented tools for studying diseases, testing drugs and developing personalized treatments.
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.
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.