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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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UC Santa Barbara coral
UC Santa Barbara |

Give and take

UC Santa Barbara researchers demonstrate how nutrient pollution can disrupt important ecological relationships.
UCSF Grad Slam finalists
UC San Francisco |

UC San Francisco Grad Slam 2016 winner driven by research in sobering center

Graduate student will present her research, TED-talks style, at systemwide competition among the campuses this spring.
Other Minds UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz |

Other Minds donates archives to UC Santa Cruz

Music organization provides nearly 70 years of cutting-edge composer recordings, programs, and more.
UC Santa Barbara Stefano Tessaro
UC Santa Barbara |

The key to cybersecurity

UC Santa Barbara professor receives prestigous award for his efforts to strengthen encryption.
UC Davis Tschannen
UC Davis |

Record generosity: $38.5 million for UC Davis vision science

Ernest Tschannen's unprecedented gift will support UC Davis Health System's Center for Vision Science and the UC Davis Eye Center, where he was a patient.
UC Riverside wildfire
UC Riverside |

Wildfire emissions worse in polluted areas

UC Riverside study shows plants grown in poor air release more pollutants when burned than biomass in purer areas.
UC Merced biodiversity
UC Merced |

UC Merced study shows early human impacts on biodiversity

Scientists show that even apart from industrialization, humans can - and do - impact ecosystems dramatically.
UC San Diego stem cell research
UC San Diego |

Stem cells regenerate human lens after cataract surgery, restoring vision

Approach pioneered by UC San Diego may have broad therapeutic implications on tissue and organ repair.
UC Riverside dwarf galaxy
UC Riverside |

Dark matter satellites trigger massive starbursts

UC Riverside professor explains star formation observed in dwarf galaxies.
UCLA School of Law
UC Food Observer |

Q&A with Michael Roberts

The Resnick Program for Food Law and Policy at the UCLA School of Law is addressing key gaps, its founding executive director says.
UCLA diabetes
UCLA |

Majority of California adults have prediabetes or diabetes

A new analysis from UCLA finds 55 percent of Californians over 18 have or are at risk of developing diabetes.
Kirsten Goijvaerts, left, and Nienke Kramer, both seniors from Wageningen University, have studied at UC Davis during winter quarter.
UC Davis |

UC Davis and Europe's leading agricultural university join forces on food

UC Davis and Wageningen University sign food research and academic exchange pact; UC President Janet Napolitano to sign a separate UC-wide agreement on student exchanges with the Netherlands delegation.