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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UC Newsroom |

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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Ginsburg at the Berkeley Law lecture
UC Berkeley |

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg visits campus, inaugurates new lecture series

The iconic justice paid tribute to her late colleague Herma Hill Kay and reflected on the emergence of women in law.
An Impossible Burger from Burger King
UC San Diego |

Is the future alternative meats?

Plant-based and cultivated meats are popping up everywhere — even Burger King. Are they here to stay?
Man lifting weights in silhouette
UCLA |

Creatine powers T cells' fight against cancer

The popular athletic supplement is shown to help immune cells fight cancer in mice.
Quantum computer
UC Santa Barbara |

UC Santa Barbara/Google team makes huge computing breakthrough

Researchers solve a problem that would normally take 10,000 years in 200 seconds and achieve ‘quantum supremacy.’
Students walk across the UC Berkeley campus
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses ranked as world's best

Each UC campus ranks among U.S. News & World Report's best global universities, with four in the top 25.
Chancellor May holds a whiteboard supporting DACA students
UC Davis |

UC campaign encourages community to stand with undocumented students

Students, faculty and staff are invited to show their support for undocumented students.
Group of young people at a protest
UC Santa Barbara |

Kids these days

Humanity has been complaining about ‘kids these days’ across cultures and generations for at least 2,600 years.
Kayla Gomez and Josue Perez
UC Santa Cruz |

Human Rights Lab trains students to investigate wrongdoing

This fall, 19 students will begin investigating alleged human rights abuses with their new high-tech sleuthing skills.
Kidney illustration
UC Santa Barbara |

Reversing polycystic kidney disease

The inherited disorder has long been thought to be irreversible, but changes to diet could provide hope.
Rene Amel Peralta and sister at graduation
UC Newsroom |

From a life in poverty to a career in medicine, thanks to DACA

UC Irvine alum Rene Amel Peralta wants to serve his community as a physician. That dream will be in jeopardy if the DACA program ends.
Margaret Burbridge
UC San Diego |

Trailblazing astronomer Margaret Burbidge turns 100 years old

‘Lady Stardust’ was famous for teaching people they are made of it.
Workers install solar panels on a roof
UC Berkeley |

Our energy grid is vulnerable. Locally sourced power may be the answer.

Solar-powered microgrids could be key in the face of increasing wildfire risk and cybersecurity threats.