Meet UC’s new leading lights of arts and sciences

California’s iconic trees are in much more danger from climate change than official international conservation lists currently show.

The annual competition spotlights how UC’s 63,000+ graduate students drive discovery, innovation and public impact.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed its originally planned five-year mission and mapped more than 47 million galaxies and quasars, and will continue observations into 2028 and further expand the map.

From comic books to political posters and a Shakespearean tome, get a peek at some of the extraordinary objects housed in UC libraries and archives.

At UC, 70% of undergrads participate in research, creative projects or service learning. Three new programs bridge classroom learning and real-world experience to launch students into the job market.

Ten graduate students from each of UC’s campuses will put their science communication skills to the test in Sacramento at the livestreamed 2026 Grad Slam on April 22.

UC Santa Cruz humanities students graduate with a toolkit of transferable skills in high demand across fields ranging from academia to the entertainment industry and high-tech startups.

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

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.

A new study discovers that early pregnancy in mice reduces buildup of ‘confused’ cells that could lead to breast cancer later in life.

Chris Benner’s research takes clues from prior technological transitions to understand what workplace changes are possible with AI beyond job replacement or increased productivity.