UC Santa Barbara |

The write stuff

A writing workshop for student veterans offers an opportunity to tell their stories and connect with peers.

UC Newsroom |

Why negative campaigning works — and how to fight it

Insults and attacks always seem to get our attention, in politics and otherwise. Can we train our brains to flip these negative frames?

UC San Francisco |

Innovative UC Health tool leads to better blood pressure control

‘These are real Californians who didn’t end up in an emergency room, didn’t have a disability, didn’t lose time with their families.’
UC San Diego |

NIH awards $15.8 million to University of California for study of Latino brain health

A multisite study led by UC San Diego and UC Davis will examine changes in brain imaging, blood biomarkers and cognition over time in Latino and Hispanic people.
UC Newsroom |

What ‘Open Inquiry: UC Arts’ reveals about the future of arts education

A new exhibition of work by recent University of California alumni highlights UC's artistic legacy and shows California’s world-class public university is ready to step in as art schools across the country disappear.
UC Davis |

Global strategies to protect seals and sea lions from avian influenza

A new study steps back to look at the overall impact of the virus on pinnipeds worldwide and offers recommendations for moving forward to monitor, characterize risk and build resilience in the affected species. It also suggests ways to help prevent the virus from reaching currently unaffected but vulnerable pinniped species.
UC Davis |

Study improves understanding of food safety risks in California Central Coast produce

Environmental study with the FDA, UC Davis Western Center for Food Safety, CDFA and partners examined pathogen movement through the region.
UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz |

First cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Northern Elephant Seals confirmed in California

Cases at Año Nuevo State Park mark the state’s first detection of the disease in a marine mammal.
UC Newsroom |

New report: Sustainability is driving major cost savings across UC

UC has saved hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years by investing in energy efficiency, reuse and resilient infrastructure.
UC Newsroom |

18 UC faculty named 2026 Sloan Research fellows

More Sloan fellows are affiliated with UC than with any other institution granted the awards this year, and UC leads all institutions in Sloan fellows across the program’s 61-year history.
UC Newsroom |

Want to rub shoulders with Olympians? Grab a broom — and get to curling

Learn more about curling, one of the Winter Olympics’ most fascinating events, from the UC curlers who know and love it.
UC Newsroom |

Nearly 60 of UC’s youngest innovators featured on the 2026 Forbes “30 Under 30” list

UC alumni and faculty from seven campuses are leading the way for the next generation across AI, entrepreneurship, health care, social impact and more.