UC system offers the best value, says Forbes
April 12, 2018
Eight UC campuses make this year's 300 Best Value Colleges list, with six among the top 15.
The ‘aha moment’ that led to nuclear physics
April 10, 2018
How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.
The tech declared ‘coolest’ at SXSW
March 21, 2018
Katia Vega's tattoos, in which biosensors replace ink, earn the “Sci-fi No Longer” award.
UC grad schools stand out in 2019 US News rankings
March 20, 2018
Nearly all UC graduate programs rank among the best in the nation.
Sloan Foundation names its 2018 rising stars of science
February 28, 2018
Eighteen early-career scientists and scholars from across UC earn prestigious fellowships.
And the nation’s biggest teaching award goes to ...
February 1, 2018
Chemistry professor receives a prestigious award for teaching and its $250,000 prize.
5 UC faculty awarded the largest monetary prize in science
December 7, 2017
UC scholars bring home the majority of 2018's Breakthrough Prizes, known as the 'Oscars of science.'
Women rising
November 27, 2017
Women scientists surpass men as leaders of the campus' biggest research grants.
Presidential Public Service fellows embrace life in the public sector
November 6, 2017
Twenty-seven undergrads take on the challenges of public service in Sacramento and Washington DC.
UC named national leader in clean energy
October 23, 2017
The university was one of only eight organizations nationwide to earn the distinction.