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 Berkeley |

Is motorcycle lane-splitting safe? New report says it can be

Car motorists may not like it, but lane-splitting at moderate speeds doesn't necessarily pose a greater risk for injury.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik, 'Big Bang Theory'
UCLA |

'Big Bang Theory’ creates scholarship fund for STEM students

Scholarship endowment has already raised more than $4 million for students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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UCLA |

Even when at rest, our brains prepare us to be social

The brain has a major system that seems predisposed to get us ready to be social in our spare moments.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

New technique allows study of clouds in 3-D

Stereophotogrammetry provides a unique window into clouds, thus improving climate models.
beekeeper and bees
UC San Diego |

Tiny parasite may have big impact on honey bees

Pathogen found to infect larvae as well as adult bees — another factor implicated in colony collapse disorder.
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UC San Francisco via The Conversation |

We trust kids to know what gender they are

That is, until they go against the norm: addressing transgender issues in children.
Boaz Arzi and son Jonathan
UC Davis |

Surfing surgeon stoked on work-life balance

Passionate about his sport and his profession, assistant professor Boaz Arzi finds the waves to be good medicine for the rigors of the operating room.
Sample particleboard pieces created by team along with raw rice husks.
UC Riverside |

From husks to homes

UC Riverside engineering students win awards at international competition for creating less-costly, more environmentally friendly and termite-resistant alternative to particleboard using rice husks and dry milk.
Tracks at the bottom of Cachuma Reservoir in Santa Barbara County suggest a deer became mired in the mud while being pursued by a mountain lion.
UC Santa Barbara |

The heat is on

Study by UC Santa Barbara-led research team shows how record-high temperatures in California are worsening the already historic drought and could impact the state's water resource that supports the multibillion-dollar agriculture industry.
boat ramp at shallow lake (iStock)
UC Irvine |

Dealing with drought Down Under

Melbourne, Australia, cut its water use by half during its worst-ever drought without rate hikes.
New UC Davis-China research projects are taking innovative approaches to food safety science.
UC Davis |

Food safety agreement sets framework for World Food Center-China

Officials from the city of Zhuhai, China, and UC Davis signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the World Food Center-China.
UC Merced students
UC Newsroom |

UC hosts national summit on undocumented students

At national summit, experts look to find ways to help students overcome financial and legal hurdles.