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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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12 foods you couldn’t live without — brought to you by the University of California

Across university farms and labs, and in partnership with growers and ranchers around the state, research from the University of California is at the root of the nation’s abundance.

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UCLA |

New antibiotics that work

8,000 new combinations are surprisingly effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
UC Berkeley |

Science of happiness moves to the workplace

Surveys find more than half of American job seekers cite the need for more meaningful work, engagement and recognition.
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UC Newsroom |

Climate summit puts California, UC in the spotlight

The University of California is among the thousands gathering to share solutions at the Global Climate Action Summit.
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UC Davis via The Conversation |

Cracking the sugar code: Why the ‘glycome’ is the next big thing in health and medicine

The long sugar chains covering our cells could provide answers to cancer, aging and autoimmune diseases.
UC Santa Barbara |

Anatomy of fake news

Students have created a website that shines a light on the modern scourge of bogus “news”
UC Newsroom |

The UC ‘September Issue’: Boldly Californian

We combed our campuses for student styles that we admire. Here's what we found.
Margaret Atwood at UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley |

‘Things can change a lot faster than you think,’ says Margaret Atwood, author of ‘The Handmaid's Tale’

The Canadian author discusses how her sci-fi vision has come to reflect incisively on our present and future.
Scientist in hazmat suit holds bat
UC Davis |

Finding Ebola before it finds you

For the first time, scientists discover a new Ebola species in a host prior to detection in an infected human or animal.
Caroline Carpenter stands apart from her class
UC Santa Cruz |

Fire in the belly

Alumna Caroline Carpenter is the first woman to graduate at the top of the Los Angeles Fire Department Academy.
UC San Francisco |

Does the keto diet live up to its promise?

As the super low-carb ketogenic diet gains popularity, scientists explain what we do and don’t know.
UC San Diego students walk on campus
UC Newsroom |

The college campuses doing the most for the country

UC campuses are at the head of the class when it comes to social mobility, research and public service.
Nalo Hopkinson with other authors
UC Riverside |

Nalo Hopkinson enters Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman Universe’

Author will pen “House of Whispers,” a new comic series rooted in Afro-Caribbean culture.