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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UC Newsroom |

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 San Diego microbiome
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego key participant in White House National Microbiome Initiative

New effort to advance studies of microbial communities that live within and around us.
An aerial view of orange groves near Covina during World War II.
UC ANR |

New book traces Los Angeles' transformation from cows to concrete

In the first half of the 20th century, LA was the top farm county in the U.S.
UC Berkeley war wounds
UC Berkeley |

War wounds lead graduating veteran to new mission

UC Berkeley's Brian Vargas is ready to use his new social work skills to help soldiers returning home.
UC Irvine apple watch
UC Irvine via The Conversation |

How Apple Watch and pervasive computing can lure you into leveling up your fitness

A UC Irvine professor explains how technology taps into our love of a challenge — and a pat on the back.
Audrey's opening
UC San Diego |

Audrey's Cafe celebrates grand opening in UC San Diego's Geisel Library

Café named for library benefactor and longtime friend and supporter of the university Audrey Geisel, also known as “Mrs. Seuss.”
AstRoNA UC Davis
UC Davis |

An E. coli detector may be in your hands soon

A multidisciplinary UC Davis startup is working to create a hand-held pathogen detector.
Simons Observatory
UC San Diego |

$40 million observatory to search for signals from the Big Bang

A UC collaboration wants to understand the first moments of the universe.
UCSF Burchard
UC San Francisco |

Most asthma research may not apply to African-American children

A UCSF study sheds light on understudied groups and finds unique risk factors that could lead to better treatments.
UC Merced's Yuriana Aguilar
UC Merced |

Undocumented student makes history with Ph.D.

UC Merced's Yuriana Aguilar wants to bring her cutting-edge cardiac research to the Central Valley.
The National Drinking Water Alliance wants to make water the easy, appealing substitute for sugary beverages.
UC ANR |

UC drives a drinking water movement

UC Nutrition Policy Institute to serve as hub for new National Drinking Water Alliance.
QB3 UCSF
UC San Francisco |

Decade after QB3’s first incubator, lawmaker wants to fund more UC innovation

Proposed bill would help support startup services at UCSF, other UC campuses.
Strawberries at UC Santa Cruz
UC Santa Cruz |

Strawberry and Justice Festival to examine key issues

May 19 event at UC Santa Cruz will feature speaker panels, live music and free strawberries.