Lizbeth Lopez, 33, long curly dark hair, smiles in a shoulders-up portrait, with leaves in the background
UC Davis |

'What if' question leads staff member to commencement stage

Lizbeth Lopez is among the 700 students who will be walking across the stage at UC Davis's 2023 fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 16.
A young woman with blonde hair kneels behind a black cat holding nail trimmers. The cat is looking past the camera, and there's a tarp-covered fence and a cinder block wall in the background, suggesting an animal shelter.
UC Davis |

Can science find a better way to trim a cat’s nails?

A UC Davis Ph.D. candidate is developing a routine to help kitties and their people stay calm and build trust during nail trims.
A robot arm grabbing samples to process in Berkeley Lab
UC Newsroom |

12 ingenious discoveries from a year of UC research

In 2023, every campus, lab and medical center came through with findings that benefit our health, happiness and the very fate of our planet.
Rob Knight in a lab
UC Newsroom |

UC researchers among the most influential in the world, according to Clarivate’s 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list

UC’s 317 faculty and scientists across all 10 campuses and the labs make the university the most highly cited institution in the world.
6 people in business attire stand shoulder-to-shoulder and smile for the camera in front of a video screen background reading "APEC University Leaders Forum: Investing in Tomorrow's Biodiversity"
UC Santa Cruz |

Worldwide leaders convene to protect, advance global biodiversity

UC Santa Cruz hosted the APEC University Leaders' Forum with UC Davis and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities
Four firefighters stand against a backdrop of flames. The scene is dark, and 2 young male firefighters hold a device with a long antenna
UC Newsroom |

New UC-backed research is helping California communities respond to the climate crisis

A white woman with dark long hair looking anxious sitting on the floor against a couch
UC Davis |

Why do men and women respond to stress differently? New research suggests answer is found in puberty

Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, but among boys and girls the likelihood is the same.
Two men in snorkels and wet suits extend a net in a creek
UC Davis / California Department of Fish and Wildlife |

UC Davis to safeguard spring-run Chinook salmon broodstock

UC Davis joins state and federal fisheries agencies to conserve threatened spring-run Chinook salmon, housing captive broodstock.
A group of community college students on a campus tour
UC Newsroom |

Journey to UC: An immersive, multicampus program changes the game for prospective transfer students

Journey to UC, a three-day, all-expenses-paid residential program jointly hosted by UC Davis and UC Berkeley, brings the transfer process to students from the farthest reaches of the state.
Entrance to the Gorman Museum, a white steel structure and one-story glass and concrete front
UC Davis |

Visualize the complexities of being Native through art

The Gorman Museum of Native American Art celebrated its 50th anniversary with a move into a new gallery space.
An Indigenous man sits on the floor listening to headphones, facing a researcher with a laptop
UC Davis |

Can humans recognize a song’s intent regardless of language?

Universal acoustic patterns can help listeners across cultures glean a song's intent, regardless of its lyrics.
Students lounge and walk across the green on a sunny day at the UCLA campus; Royce Hall in the background
UC Newsroom |

University of California earns top spots in 2023-24 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings

UC Berkeley and UCLA are the best public universities in the country, UC Merced takes a giant leap, and all nine undergrad campuses are among the top 40 public schools in the rankings’ 39th edition.
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