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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.

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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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U.S. News ranks UC graduate schools among best in nation

U.S. News' Best Graduate Schools evaluates graduate schools for business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing; in each discipline, all or nearly all UC graduate schools were highly ranked.
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Curing cancer, one tax return at a time

Check a box and fund two UC-administered cancer research projects — one helping young women preserve fertility and sexual health, the other creating a safer, more effective tool for early detection of lung cancer.
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UC San Diego |

Understanding how neurons shape memories of smells

Discovery has implications for understanding epilepsy, the cause of which also stems from the olfactory cortex.
UC Riverside |

UC-Mexico Initiative Advisory Board meets in Ensenada, Mexico

Board eyes ways to involve Mexican and American private sectors, as well as measuring success of student and faculty exchanges, research collaborations and scholarly activities.
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UC Berkeley |

Bioengineers put human hearts on a chip to aid drug screening

'Heart-on-a-chip' effectively uses human cardiac muscle cells derived from adult stem cells to model how a human heart reacts to cardiovascular medications.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Environment in the African savanna linked to human health

Community ecologist spotlights how environmental management affects disease emergence.
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UCLA |

Researchers document disaster recovery in, around Fukushima

Video, photos, interviews and mapping tools capture the extent of damage four years after the 2011 quake and tsunami.
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UC Berkeley |

First-of-its-kind 3-D-printed cement structure rises

Powder-based structure, standing 9 feet tall, is a demonstration of the architectural potential of 3-D printing.
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UC Riverside |

How healthy is genetically modified soybean oil?

UC Riverside study shows GM soybean oil is as unhealthy as conventional soybean oil, with one benefit: no resistance to insulin.
UCLA |

Stem cell researchers develop promising method to treat sickle cell disease

Gene therapy technique leads to production of healthy blood cells — could be used for other genetic diseases.
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UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara |

First discovery of a distant star exploding into a supernova

Finding, using multiple images that reached Earth at different times, advances the understanding of dark matter.
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Research collaboration will focus on immigration in California

Project involving five UC campuses will complement the systemwide efforts of the UC-Mexico Initiative.