UC Newsroom |
Meet 4 UC-trained nurses who are solving California’s biggest health care challenges
Nurses graduating from UC take on one of the biggest challenges facing our state: A shortage of clinicians that makes it too hard for too many people to get the medical care they need.
UC Davis |
UC Davis releases 5 strawberry varieties resistant to deadly fungal disease
The strawberries are selectively bred for fusarium wilt resistance and high yields.
UC Davis Health |
Baby born at 22 weeks gestation, saved by Sacramento firefighters and UC Davis Health
Born on the side of Highway 99, a preterm baby gets the best chance at life, thanks to Sacramento Fire Department Engine 6 and UC Davis NICU teams.
UC Newsroom |
9 UC alumni awarded 2025 Pulitzer Prizes
Across categories of reporting, biography, history, and nonfiction UC alums from four campuses produced urgent work of the highest quality.
UC Davis |
Targeting gluten: Researchers delete proteins in wheat harmful to people with celiac disease
A UC Davis study found that deleting a cluster of genes in wheat may reduce wheat allergies without harming breadmaking.
UC Davis |
What to know about processed and ultra-processed food
Experts weigh in on the debate behind how processed foods could affect health and how the food industry could improve.
UC Newsroom |
What makes a UC education stand apart? Opportunities for hands-on learning and undergraduate research
For these UC students, hands-on research has led to class credit, money for school and a path to their dream future.
UC Office of the President |
Young UC scientists and economists selected for prestigious Nobel laureate meeting
The University of California today (April 24) announced the 2025 cohort of UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows, 42 outstanding young scientists and economists from across the UC system who will join Nobel laureates from around the world at two renowned scholarly gatherings in Lindau, Germany.
UC Newsroom |
UC graduate programs and schools lead the nation in the 2025-26 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings
UC once again earned top marks, including a slew of No. 1 rankings, across its schools of business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing, and programs in humanities and the social sciences.
UC Newsroom |
4 California critters making a comeback with help from UC researchers
This Earth Day, we’re celebrating stories from the past year of UC research that illustrate the resilience of life on our planet.
UC Davis |
Researchers develop an LSD analogue with potential for treating schizophrenia
A new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD harnesses the psychedelic’s therapeutic power with reduced hallucinogenic potential, according to UC Davis research.
UC Davis |
Can citizen science be trusted? New study of birds shows it can
A UC Davis study found that data from iNaturalist and eBird can reliably capture known seasonal patterns of bird migration in Northern California and Nevada.