A grad student focuses intently as he slides a three-foot-long steel bar into a large apparatus made of tubes and wires, in a lab full of similar such apparatuses.

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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.

A child hanging on to her mom's back reaches for a pepper in the produce aisle

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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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Yasmeen Kahn, a senior custodial supervisor at UC Davis Student Housing, donated her right kidney to her husband, Mohammed Faiyaz.
UC Davis |

A national leader in transplants

UC Davis leads nation in kidney transplants; UCLA and UCSF top nation in total organ transplants last year.
UC Irvine signal generator
UC Irvine |

New 'super-smart' processing technology developed

Millimeter-wave signal generator could revolutionize scanning, spectroscopy and wireless communication.
Channing Dungey UCLA
UCLA |

Self-described TV junkie calls the shots at ABC

Alumna Channing Dungey is the new head of entertainment at the network.
UC love stories
UC Newsroom |

Campus-crossed valentines

For Valentine’s Day, we found four real UC love stories that transcend individual campus bubbles.
Doron Comerchero is the founder and director of FoodWhat.
UC Santa Cruz |

Planting seeds, growing confidence

FoodWhat uses sustainable food, meaningful work and farming to help youth heal, grow and explore their identities.
UC San Diego robotics surgery
UC San Diego |

The operating room of the future

Engineers develop what will become an integral part of surgical teams: robotic assistants.
Lou Gehrig UC Riverside
UC Riverside |

Researchers show how Lou Gehrig’s disease progression could be delayed

Study could lead to new drugs for spinal cord injury, Alzheimer’s disease and some cancers.
UC Davis civil and environmental engineering professor Deb Niemeier is among 11 UC researchers elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
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11 UC researchers elected to National Academy of Engineering

Election is among the highest honors in the engineering profession.
UC San Diego nuclear explosion
UC San Diego |

First nuclear explosion helps test theory of moon's formation

Nuclear fallout and lunar samples are similar enough to suggest an impact could have created our moon.
UC Irvine hyperloop
UC Irvine |

Student-designed Hyperloop prototype debuts

Undergrad team in Elon Musk's competition set their sights on a test track run this summer.
UC Davis school lunch
UC Newsroom |

How California is reinventing school lunch

30 million kids receive school lunch daily — and UC's Global Food Initiative is helping ensure it's healthy and sustainable.
UC Irvine immigration
UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Immigration does not increase crime — it decreases it

Findings over as many as four decades demonstrate the economic and social benefits of immigration.