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UC Santa Cruz researchers win funds to characterize makeup of Pacific coastal fog
A multi-institute effort to analyze iconic coastal fog, under pressure from rising temperatures, aims to enhance society’s ability to manage coastal resources and steward coastal ecosystems in a changing climate.
UC Newsroom |
The University of California is the best public university in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings
Seven UC campuses ranked among the top 25 public schools and multiple UC campuses earned top 5 rankings for social mobility and support for veterans.
UC Newsroom |
University of California is the best public university in the country, Forbes finds
The 2026 America’s Top Colleges list features an all-UC top 3 and eight campuses in the top 30 for producing successful, low-debt graduates.
UC Santa Cruz |
WiFi signals can measure heart rate — no wearables needed
Engineers prove their technique is effective even with the lowest-cost WiFi devices.
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz-based survey uses AI to spot explosive stellar death by black hole
Machine learning enables real-time detection of fleeting anomalies before they fade away.
UC Santa Cruz |
Humanities students dive into Santa Cruz surfing history
UC Santa Cruz Humanities students immersed themselves in the story of three Hawaiian princes who introduced surfing to the United States in the late 19th century, using Santa Cruz to launch a global phenomenon.
UC Santa Cruz |
Artificial biosensor can better measure the body’s main stress hormone
Research from UC Santa Cruz paves the way for point-of-care cortisol testing and diagnoses.
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.
UC Santa Cruz |
Here’s how we help an iconic California fish survive the gauntlet of today’s highly modified waterways
New ‘facilitated migration’ framework gives water managers a playbook for getting more juvenile Chinook salmon from the Central Valley to the sea.
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 Newsroom |
7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding
From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.
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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.