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‘Miracle’ medicine, based in federally funded science, arrived just in time to save his life

Millions of people are alive today because of leukemia therapies that arose from UC research, including retired Army Major Melvin Mann.

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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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Karen Miga, assistant professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz |

First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome reveals hidden regions

Parts of the human genome are now available to study for the first time.
Women training with fire hose at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.
UC Davis |

UC Davis historians bring women’s stories to national parks of the Pacific, West

An online repository shines a light on the role of women in establishing or maintaining 64 national parks.
A squid holding a cup of coffee
UC Irvine |

Squid skin-inspired cup cozy keeps your hands cool and your coffee hot

Engineers have developed a method for economical mass production of a new insulating material.
A dim nighttime scene
UC Berkeley |

Success treating night blindness in dogs could lead to human gene therapy

In videos of the dogs after the treatment, the restoration of vision in low lighting is easy to detect by their canine behavior.
A UC Riverside SEARCH Center staffer works with an autistic child
UC Riverside |

Families of children with autism can get free help from UC Riverside’s SEARCH Center

Inland Empire families don’t have to wade through school and service systems alone.
Book covers on hip-hop and Black culture by UCLA faculty members
UCLA |

UCLA poised to become a world leader in hip-hop studies

Building on decades of scholarship, the campus’s new Hip Hop Initiative will highlight the local and global impact of this Black art form
Dr. Sagar Bapat speaks with staff research associate Sarah Gayer in his lab at UCSF’s Parnassus campus.
UC San Francisco |

Obesity can rewire the immune system and the response to immunotherapy

Researchers have discovered why immune treatments for allergies and asthma might not be as effective in obese mice and humans.
A crowd of Ukrainian refugees
UC Berkeley |

A month at war: UC Berkeley’s Ukrainian students turn shock, anger into action

Students with Ukrainian roots are finding ways to support the country during the Russian invasion. Two, both law students, are in the theater of war.
A Black teacher writing on a chalkboard
UC Riverside |

Addressing race and racism in teacher education programs

Teacher education programs that evade discussions of race and racism often leave teachers of color to bear the brunt of educating students about these matters.
A Black woman and her son walk past a Vote Today sign to the polls
UC Newsroom |

‘If someone’s trying to stop you, you know your vote matters’

A Q&A with historian Lisa Materson on women, voting and political power.
People in a student farm
UC Davis |

People turned to gardening for stress relief, food access during pandemic, new survey says

More green spaces and urban farming opportunities could be helpful in future disasters.
X-ray of human anatomy with pancreas highlighted
UC San Diego |

New screening tool identifies 95 percent of Stage 1 pancreatic cancer

The new tool is five times more accurate in detecting early-stage pancreatic cancer than current liquid biopsy multi-cancer detection tests.