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.

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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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Koala laugh
UCLA |

Animals laugh, too

Sifting through studies on play behavior across species, researchers tracked vocalization patterns that show a strong similarity to human laughter.
Rivera-Chávez working in the lab alongside Cinthia Garcia
UC San Diego |

A push to inoculate against vaccine disparities

Fabian Rivera-Chávez is working to communicate the safety and life-saving importance of COVID-19 vaccination in underserved communities.
Farmworkers standing outside in a line next to a field
UC Merced |

Analysis shows the toll of the pandemic on high-risk workers

Warehouse, agriculture and food-chain workers were among those most devastated by the pandemic.
Close-up cicada photo
UC Riverside |

Cicada explosion mystifies insect experts

The 17-year life cycle of this noisy insect is unique in the world.
Ronke Olabisi
UC Irvine |

Helping humans heal

Ronke Olabisi is working on a cell regenerative therapy with potential applications in chronic wounds, burns and aging.
Leyla Kabuli
UC Berkeley |

Top graduating senior a tech whiz and gifted musician

With full-ride fellowship offers from Stanford and MIT, she’s sticking with UC Berkeley to continue her education.
Shayna Bennett reaction to winning 2021 UC Grad Slam
UC Newsroom |

Congrats to UC’s 2021 Grad Slam winners!

UC Merced’s Shayna Bennett took home the top prize after showcasing her research in under three minutes during UC’s 2021 Grad Slam contest.
Research vessel Sally Ride in the water
UC San Diego |

Seafloor survey finds thousands of barrels at DDT dumpsite off Los Angeles coast

The survey identified more than 27,000 targets with high confidence to be classified as a barrel, and an excess of 100,000 total debris objects on the seafloor.
MRI of glioblastomas
UCSF |

Immunotherapy for hard-to-treat cancers ready to move toward clinical trials

Researchers have demonstrated how to engineer smart immune cells that are effective against solid tumors.
His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama
UC Santa Barbara |

Creating hope with the Dalai Lama

His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama speaks with author Pico Iyer as the keynote event in a new initiative.
Young people working in an office together
UC Riverside |

Anxious about returning to work? Psychologists offer insight and tips

Many are experiencing return-to-work anxiety and stress when contemplating returning to their desks.
The mural “Education Through Struggle,” which is outside the Asian American Studies Center. Alumnus Darryl Mar and UCLA students painted it in 1995.
UC Newsroom |

How much do you know about UC’s Asian American Pacific Islander community?

Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month is here! Find out how well you know UC’s artists, civic leaders and Nobel Prize winners by taking our quiz.