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.

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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UC Berkeley pregnancy
UC Berkeley and UCSF |

Study finds wide exposure to environmental toxics in cohort of pregnant women

Chemicals are found in mothers and newborns alike, especially in low-income and Latino communities.
UC Santa Cruz pedestrian
UC Santa Cruz |

Pedestrians may run rampant in a world of self-driving cars

Would you look both ways if you knew cars would always stop?
UC San Diego climate warrior
UC San Diego |

Creating a new kind of climate warrior

Researchers help rural women in India improve health and slow global warming through clean cookstove use.
Deer Valley High School
UC Newsroom |

UC president rallies teens to aim for a UC education

At an Achieve UC visit to Deer Valley High School, leaders tell hardworking students: We have a spot for you.
A team of scientists are embedding carbon nanotubes (right) in plants to detect explosives and wirelessly relay the information to an electronic device.
UC Riverside |

'Bionic' spinach plants can detect explosives

The work has potential applications in agriculture and in the defense and law enforcement fields.
UC entrepreneurs
UC Newsroom |

Social entrepreneurs take spotlight at TEDWomen

Featured UC startups range from a virtual reality game that heals trauma to the world's most advanced exoskeleton.
UC San Diego Facebook study
UC San Diego |

Facebook users live longer, study says

All that time spent on your favorite social network may be extending your life.
UC Berkeley wandering mind study
UC Berkeley |

Does your mind jump around, stay on task or get stuck?

Increased awareness of our thoughts at rest could lead to better mental health.
Fresno’s ABC 30 interviews John Adaska, branch chief at the new lab.
UC Davis |

New animal health-food safety lab dedicated

Lab devoted to protecting farm animals, the food supply and the public against new and emerging diseases.
UC Santa Barbara tiny machine
UC Santa Barbara |

A tiny machine

Electrical and computer engineers design an infinitesimal computing device, once the stuff of science fiction.
Sierra Nevada UCLA
UCLA |

Greenhouse gases played role in record-low 2015 snowpacks

UCLA scientists say results of new study are cause for concern.
UC Davis moon theory
UC Davis |

New theory explains how the moon got there

A fresh look at why the moon is so distinct from other objects in the solar system.