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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.

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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.

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UCLA building ancient manuscripts
UCLA |

UCLA to offer digital images of rare ancient manuscripts in Egypt

Project will preserve materials critically important to our understanding of Middle East history.
Researchers discovered that a variant of a gene called DRD2 could predispose people of Asian descent to crave certain types of food.
UCLA |

Some Asian Americans are predisposed to want more carbs

UCLA research could point toward strategy for combating rapidly increasing obesity rate among those of Asian descent.
UC Newsroom |

How star systems function in heavy traffic

A UC Santa Cruz grad student looks beyond the reach of the farthest telescopes to glean insights into what makes our own corner of the universe unique.
A West African tarantula
UC San Francisco |

Tarantula toxins offer key insights into neuroscience of pain

Extracts from venom could be used to study disorders ranging from irritable bowel syndrome to epilepsy, UCSF finds.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is developing “human-on-a-chip,” a miniature external replication of the human body
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |

‘Human-on-a-chip’ could replace animal testing

Scientists at Livermore Lab are replicating four major biological systems that are vital for life.
UC Riverside black business owners
UC Riverside |

Revenues, employment at black-owned businesses growing fast

Growth is higher than overall rate but disparities endure, UC Riverside census analysis shows.
composite image of the “bullet cluster,” a galaxy cluster formed by a collision of two clusters.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

3 knowns and 3 unknowns about dark matter

While we can’t see dark matter, we are learning more about it. Berkeley Lab breaks it down.
Chris Chang and UC Berkeley graduate student Sumin Lee carry out experiments to find proteins that bind to copper and potentially influence the storage and burning of fat.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |

Copper is key in burning fat

UC Berkeley and Berkeley Lab research points to possible link between deficiency and obesity-related diseases.
UC-Mexico Initiative
UC Riverside |

Preservation of Spanish missions in California and Mexico examined

UC-Mexico Initiative based at UC Riverside launches with binational summit.
UCSF cirrhosis to healthy liver cells
UC San Francisco |

Researchers convert cirrhosis-causing cells to healthy liver cells in mice

New approach led by UCSF that repairs liver from within may be more efficient than cell transplants.
UC San Diego Zika
UC San Diego |

Building a defense against Zika

UC San Diego researchers are leading efforts to find a turning point to the virus.
UC Santa Barbara brain power
UC Santa Barbara |

A switch for brain growth found

UC Santa Barbara and UCSF scientists find a gene responsible for our unique cerebral cortex.