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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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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Through The Heart of Delight, Ian Daelucian ’12 serves meals to the needy with a theatrical flair. Daelucian, shown backstage at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor Theatre, began the nonprofit while pursuing a master’s in stage management at UCI.
UC Irvine |

A moveable feast for the homeless

UC Irvine alumnus Ian Daelucian launches The Heart of Delight to nurture those in need.
lush lawn, UC Riverside
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Universities have ideas on how cities will meet water-rationing mandates

California's college campuses are like mini-cities, and are on the leading edge of water conservation.
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President bestows awards for student leadership

Honors go to a Ph.D. candidate at UC San Diego and UC Riverside students operating a free health clinic.
Scrumpt: Schery Mitchell-James, M.D., an assistant clinical professor, pediatrics at UC Davis School of Medicine and Bri James, CEO.
UC Davis |

Innovations in food sweep 2015 Big Bang! Business Competition

Nearly $40,000 awarded to promising UC Davis startups.
UC Global Food Initiative fellow Hoaithi Dang (right of mascot) is doing his part to make UC Merced a green campus.
UC Merced |

Students take lead in helping campus go green

UC Merced students Gabriel Morabe and Hoaithi “Thi” Dang share a love of green — the color that makes for a better campus and stronger planet.
UC Food Observer |

Q&A with Pat Crawford

The senior director of research at UC's Nutrition Policy Institute discusses her research.
California two-spot octopus hatchling
UC Santa Barbara |

Octopus skin 'sees' without eyes

A new study demonstrates that an octopus’s skin possesses the same cellular mechanism for detecting light as its eyes do.
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UC medical centers rated high-performing hospitals by U.S. News

Four University of California medical centers are rated as high-performing in several common procedures in new rankings by U.S. News & World Report.
Screen shot, 'Of Kings and Prophets'
UC Riverside |

ABC picks up TV series developed by UCR scholars

Reza Aslan is executive producer of Biblical production 'Of Kings and Prophets'; Robin Russin is script consultant.
President Napolitano and Santa Ana HS student
UC Newsroom |

Napolitano brings college-going message to the halls of Santa Ana High

Inspiration and practical message shows students how to make attending UC a reality.
oar sits atop parched earth
UC Santa Barbara via The Conversation |

How climate change is making California’s epic drought worse

Studies suggest that climate change might give rise to a new climate regime, one in which the years of low precipitation will be accompanied by warm conditions.
Professor Ken Hiltner, UCSB's Sustainability Champion for 2014-2015, and a group of his students toured Goleta-based Fairview Gardens as part of his course “The Rhetoric of the Anthropocene and Climate Change.”
UC Santa Barbara |

A champion for sustainability

Professor Ken Hiltner, UC Santa Barbara's current Sustainability Champion, is spearheading the campus's Environmental Humanities Initaitive, aiming to engage faculty and students of all disciplines.