Eye drops to reverse cataracts
UC San Francisco’s Jason Gestwicki describes his lab’s work developing eye drops to reverse cataracts, a potential boon to millions of people who go blind every year in developing countries because they can't afford (or have access to) the current, successful surgical treatment.
UC President urges community college students to reach for UC
President Napolitano's personal message to students provides resources for transfer.
UC applications break records for 12th straight year
All nine undergraduate UC campuses saw gains in total applications for fall 2016, and the total number of UC applicants topped 200,000 for the first time.
UC Investments will anchor fund led by Vivek Ranadivé to invest in UC innovation
The venture will invest in pioneering research emerging from the University of California system across disciplines such as life sciences, technology, energy, agriculture and materials.
UC president announces 2016 Research Catalyst Award recipients
Grants totaling $4.8 million will foster multidisciplinary research in conservation biology, cultural preservation, agriculture, and the detection of dark matter.
University of California pushes back deadline for transfer applications
The extension comes amid projected growth of 10,000 California undergraduates over the next three years.
Climate change facts you need to know
Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up by 2 degrees Celsius in 2050 and by 4 degrees in 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century. UC San Diego's climate scientist V. Ramanathan accurately predicted this trend back in 1980. He says that if we make an effort to adopt existing technology today, we might be able to change our course on climate.
