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UC Merced |

Tiny artificial cells can keep time, study finds

Their findings shed light on how biological clocks stay on schedule despite the inherent molecular noise inside cells.
UC Office of the President |

UC admission of first-year California students tops 100,000, a new record

The University of California announced today (July 28) that it admitted 100,947 California first-year students, its largest class to date.
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UC CITRIS and the Banatao Institute |

UC Merced breakthrough could transform how California monitors toxic algal blooms

Researchers show how satellite imaging can help protect public health from the scourge of toxic algae by augmenting standard sampling methods.
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UC Newsroom |

What will that UC degree get you? 25 years of data show UC alums in high-growth careers across industry sectors

UC’s new Alumni Career Pathways dashboard shows where UC alums are working and how they’re helping fuel innovation and economic growth in California and nationwide.
UC Office of the President |

UC Board of Regents announces new student regent, commemorates 50th anniversary of first student regent appointment

The University of California Board of Regents today (Wednesday, July 16) appointed UC Davis graduate student Miguel Craven as the 2026-27 student regent. Craven will serve from July 1, 2025-June 30, 2026 as student regent-designate. He will have voting privileges when his one-year term as student regent begins on July 1, 2026.
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UC Merced |

Depression due to politics? The quiet danger to democracy

In a new book, UC Merced professor Christopher Ojeda draws from the latest data and years of studying the intersection of politics and mental health to find fresh insights into both.
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UC Newsroom |

The University of California is the country’s best value in education, new rankings show

Princeton Review and Money agree: UC campuses offer a stellar mix of academics, affordability and student outcomes, according to their newly issued annual lists.
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UC Newsroom |

UC leads American public research universities in global impact, new rankings show

All 10 UC campuses are among the best universities in the world in research impact, with eight among the top 25 public universities in the United States, according to the 2025-26 Best Global Universities ranking from U.S. News & World Report.
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UC Newsroom |

How UC’s College Corps student volunteers are helping tackle some of California’s biggest challenges

College Corps connects some 10,000 students from 44 colleges up and down the state with paid fellowships at hundreds of local nonprofits working to address crucial challenge areas for California.
A row of students in graduate robes, caps and stoles wave hands excitedly in front of a library
UC Newsroom |

Next up for UC’s Class of 2025? Building California’s brilliant future

From jobs to graduate school to giving back to the communities they came from, UC’s latest crop of graduates has big plans to make a difference.
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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.
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