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 Food Observer |

Global Food Initiative making its mark

Initiative addresses how to sustainably and nutritiously feed a world population expected to reach 8 billion by 2025.
Mother's milk
UC Riverside |

The benefits of mother's milk

Breast milk can help protect premature babies, infants and moms as well.
UC Irvine |

Improving childhood health

UC Berkeley, Davis, Irvine join major federal effort to understand how our earliest years affect later wellness.
UC Davis phone wine
UC Davis |

Wine industry leaders optimistic as millennials opt for premium wines

It turns out young people are willing to trade in beer cans for a glass of wine.
Methyl bromide has been used by growers since the 1970s to control soil pathogens, weeds and nematodes. Pictured are pathogen-infected plants in a buffer zone where fumigants can't be applied.
UC Santa Cruz |

Pesticide predicament for California's strawberry growers

UC Santa Cruz professor examines challenges as popular chemical is phased out.
How parenting changes UC Irvine
UC Irvine |

How parenting has improved since the '60s

Almost all surveyed Western nations show an increase in child care time spent by both parents.
UC San Diego loneliness study
UC San Diego |

Feeling lonely? Study says it's in your DNA

Research finds loneliness is hereditary, part of a biological warning system for our social health.
Back to the roots UC
UC Newsroom |

How do you grow an entrepreneur?

UC startup Back to the Roots offers a master class.
UC Merced professor Clarissa Nobile (left) works on biofilm research.
UC Merced |

Research breakthrough could help diagnose, treat biofilm infections

UC Merced professor is on cutting edge of new field of research.
UC Irvine first-generation faculty
UC Irvine |

First-generation faculty welcome UC freshmen

Professors who were once first-generation students themselves show what's possible for UC students.
UCLA mindfulness kids
UCLA |

Mindfulness helps children as young as 3 manage their emotions during school

An innovative new program is helping students deal with stress and focus on schoolwork.
UC Riverside inclusion works
UC Riverside |

Disabilities, hidden or not, bring benefits to a workplace

UC Riverside celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October by showing that '#InclusionWorks.'