LipType lets people of all abilities send touch-free texts or emails without ever speaking aloud.

As the nation’s premier public research institution and California’s third-largest employer, the University of California has taken bold steps to confront the existential threat of climate change and to harness the power of science to create solutions. While UC is a national leader among universities in its efforts to lower its greenhouse gas emissions and to invest in clean energy, the University recognizes it will take collective action to pull us back from the brink of disaster given the scale and severity of the climate crisis. The University therefore welcomes a stronger partnership with the federal government to embark on a new period of innovation and discovery and looks forward to seeing how our renowned faculty contribute to addressing this crisis.

The University of California today (March 16) announced a pioneering open access agreement with the world’s largest scientific publisher, Elsevier, making significantly more of the University’s research available to people worldwide — immediately and at no cost. The deal will put more UC research into the hands of individuals across the globe at a time when international collaboration to fight COVID-19 has illuminated the value of open access to scientific findings.

Did someone spoil the next episode of "Game of Thrones"? They might have done you a favor.

How getting to know a mosquito’s nose helped researchers sniff out better bug sprays.

UC announces 2021 Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives (MRPI) competition winners.  

At a time when nativism is on the rise, a new study reveals the universality of human emotional expression.

How confident should you be in election polls? Not nearly as confident as the pollsters claim, according to a new study.

Materials scientists discover the design secrets of the ironclad beetle, which can even survive getting run over by a car.

Reinhard Genzel realized his mentor Charles Townes’ dream of exploring the center of the Milky Way on his way to his own Nobel Prize.

Now professor at The Rockefeller University, he shared the 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

More than 80 percent of California youth say they are strictly adhering to social distancing guidelines and 2 out of 3 are concerned about lifting public health restrictions too quickly, according to a new poll the University of California released today (Sept. 21).