UC Davis |
Engineers, neurosurgeons help restore autonomy for people with paralysis
In a world first, a team of engineers, neuroscientists and neurosurgeons at UC Davis and UC Davis Health has demonstrated that brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, for translating brain signals into speech can also enable control of a computer cursor.
UC Newsroom |
7 UC faculty and alumni awarded MacArthur ‘genius grants’
Since 2020, UC alumni and faculty have accounted for nearly 1 in 4 recipients of the prestigious fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation, which provides an $800,000, no-strings-attached grant to support the winner’s interests.
UC Santa Cruz |
At the crossroads of language and AI
As technology advances in English, a UC Santa Cruz professor is making sure Indigenous languages don’t get left behind.
UC San Francisco |
Why does female fertility decline so fast? The key is the ovary
With a new imaging technique, UC San Francisco scientists discover an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age.
UCLA |
Gene therapy delivers lasting immune protection in children with rare disorder
Long-term follow-up shows 95% success rate, no serious complications in largest ADA-SCID gene therapy study to date
UC Newsroom |
UC wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record
These discoveries span decades and disciplines, but they all have one important thing in common: They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.
UC Santa Cruz |
Protecting NASA funding ensures breakthroughs in space science and benefits in daily life continue
From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research at UC Santa Cruz touch nearly every aspect of modern life.
UC Berkeley |
Women portrayed as younger than men online, and AI amplifies the bias
A new study from UC Berkeley documented extensive age and gender distortion across online media — and found that common algorithms are amplifying the bias.
UCLA |
FDA clears UCLA heart tissue regeneration drug AD-NP1 for clinical trials
Funded entirely by taxpayer dollars, this first-of-its-kind drug targets cellular metabolism to promote tissue repair of multiple organs.
UC Newsroom |
Working on your UC application? Find tips and inspiration here
From tips for filling out the application to finding help with college costs, we’ve got resources that can help.
UC Berkeley |
UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry
Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.
UC Newsroom |
A student's guide to voting in California's special election on Nov. 4
Election Day is coming up. Are you ready to cast your ballot?