A man with glasses in a brown jacket smiles at the camera in a lab (Omar Yaghi)

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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.

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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.

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3-D-printed rocket test
UC San Diego |

3-D printed rocket engine aims for flight record

Student engineering team is shooting for a 10,000-foot flight at upcoming rocket competition.
dwarf planet Ceres
UCLA |

UCLA-led NASA mission eyes dwarf planet Ceres

First images from Dawn spacecraft produce up-close, 3-D model of the ‘mysterious’ terrain of the orb between Mars and Jupiter.
young children and teacher look at globe
UC Davis |

Fidgeting may help children with ADHD perform better in school

Study: Children who moved more intensely exhibited substantially better cognitive performance.
spilled pills
UC San Diego |

Common antibiotic kills many multidrug-resistant bacteria

Azithromycin — commonly used to treat strep throat and sinusitis — is now thought to be effective against 'superbugs.'
Juan Felipe Herrera
UC Riverside |

Juan Felipe Herrera named U.S. poet laureate

Former California poet laureate will embrace hope as a theme during his term.
Graduating senior Rachel Rouse, also a UC Global Food Initiative Fellow at UC Santa Barbara, has been studying food insecurity and access among the student population.
UC Santa Barbara |

An appetite for food reform

First group of UC Global Food Initiative fellows at UC Santa Barbara is studying food waste on campus, food insecurity among students.
THOR robot turns a valve
UCLA |

Humanoid robot flexes its muscles at international competition

Robotics expert's team seeks to build a robot that can go places where humans cannot.
UCLA Intramural Field
UCLA |

UCLA doing its part to save millions of gallons of water per year

Replacing the 8 acres of turf on the IM Field is a key part of the university’s response to California’s historic drought.
dying tree (iStock)
UC Santa Barbara |

Our forests are dying

Drought, heat and insects are responsible for the death of more than 12 million trees in California.
doctor treats baby
UC Newsroom |

UC children’s hospitals rank among best in nation

U.S. News' rankings highlight the nation's top pediatric facilities in 10 specialties.
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California Magazine |

Rethinking the idea of Social Security numbers

Cyberattacks have raised questions about the use of Social Security numbers as universal identifiers. If we can't stop using them, what else can people do to fend off identity thieves?
Elkhorn Slough
UC Santa Cruz |

Dwindling fish linked to excess nutrients

Nutrient-rich runoff from land takes a toll on fish nurseries in coastal estuaries and subsequently on commercial fisheries.