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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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human spine and pelvis
UCLA |

Bone-building protein stimulates bone stem cells

Study results could mean good news for people with osteoporosis or those with traumatic bone injuries.
variety of ocean fish
UC San Diego |

Exit dinosaurs, enter fishes

The mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs gave rise to the modern ‘Age of Fishes.’
girl with pennies
Greater Good Science Center |

Why are some children more giving than others?

A new study finds the answer may lie with family income.
hands on prison bars
UCLA |

Prison sentencing: politics vs. results

Public policy scholar chronicles shift to smarter approaches to crime and punishment.
ANR |

UC Berkeley honors Barbara Allen-Diaz

Campus's highest honor presented to retiring vice president of UC's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
elegant terns on the beach
UC Riverside |

Why have the seabirds gone?

Warming waters and fishing pressure are driving nesting seabirds away from their ancestral breeding ground in the Gulf of California into northern harbors.
newlywed men hold hands
UCLA |

Williams Institute research played role in same-sex marriage decision

U.S. Supreme Court cites research by senior researcher.
Tom Stutz
UCLA |

Turning the tables on cancer

A new class of immunotherapies is enlisting the body's own immune system to fight cancer.
Recent graduate Katie Slocum turned her love of coffee into an award-winning senior thesis that examined the supply chain of coffee beans from Honduras to the United States.
UC Santa Cruz |

From farm to cup

UC Santa Cruz anthropology student traces java's route from Central America to California for senior thesis.
Valerie Jenness
UC Irvine |

How the law works for law breakers

Book co-authored by social ecology dean sheds light on the inmate grievance process in California.
moms and baby
UC San Francisco |

Researchers launch landmark study of LGBTQ health

Framingham heart health study inspired efforts to track LGBTQ health trends.
Hoover Dam
UC Irvine via The Conversation |

California tackles water-energy interdependence by getting decision-makers to talk

UC and the U.S. Department of Energy are leading with a jointly sponsored workshop with utilities, regulators and researchers from throughout the West.