UC was granted 453 utility patents in 2014 for discoveries made by its researchers. As of June 2014, the university had 4,448 active U.S. patents in total.

Public policy experts see White House taking a back seat to states on immigrant integration in the absence of congressional action.

UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis and PowWow Energy receive funding from the California Energy Commission to deploy method to measure groundwater use and to help growers deal with state's water crisis.

UC Santa Cruz arboretum works with local tribes to apply traditional knowledge of forest stewardship to preserve water and create wildfire buffers.

Consumers appear to cut their medical care spending when deductibles go up, even when it doesn't make any sense.

Researchers develop a process to create drop-in aviation biofuel that won't gel at the low temperatures of the stratosphere.

Student engineering team is shooting for a 10,000-foot flight at upcoming rocket competition.

First images from Dawn spacecraft produce up-close, 3-D model of the ‘mysterious’ terrain of the orb between Mars and Jupiter.

Robotics expert's team seeks to build a robot that can go places where humans cannot.

Study: Children who moved more intensely exhibited substantially better cognitive performance.

Can science solve the public's revulsion to recycled water? A UC Santa Cruz professor strives to make it happen.

Drought, heat and insects are responsible for the death of more than 12 million trees in California.