Four young women walking around a neighborhood in Delano doing voter registration
UC Newsroom |

How UC students are unlocking the voting power of California youth

Inspired by the 1964 Freedom Summer Project to register Black voters in the South, UC Freedom Summer mobilizes young voters across California to unlock the voting power of their own communities.
UC Office of the President |

UC announces recipients of inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award

The University of California awarded two foster youth students the inaugural Regents Foster Youth Award. William Carter, a UC Berkeley Ph.D. student, and Mary Tran, a UCLA law student, were presented with their awards by UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and UC Regents Chair Richard Leib at a meeting of the UC Board of Regents at UC San Diego.

Man in tractor spraying crops in a field
UCLA |

These pesticides may increase cancer risk in children

UCLA-led research links prenatal exposure to specific chemicals to higher rates of eye cancer.
UC Office of the President |

UC claims top spots in U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings

Six University of California campuses are among the top 10 public universities in America, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges rankings, released today (Sept. 12). For the third straight year in a row, the magazine also placed all nine of UC’s undergraduate campuses on its coveted list of the top 100 public and private universities across the country.

A glass of water with some water splashing out on a blue background
UCLA |

A simple method for destroying ‘forever chemicals’ and making water safe

Using common reagents in heated water, chemists can ‘behead’ and break down PFAS, leaving only harmless compounds.
Alison Holman
UC Irvine |

UC Irvine study examines distorted time perception during pandemic

The distortion of time may be an important risk factor to target with early interventions for better mental health.
Workers applying cool pavement
UC Newsroom |

The science of cool: How UC research is helping cities cope with heat waves

Cities can be considerably hotter than surrounding rural regions. New materials and technologies can cool things down.
Oroville Dam aerial view
UCLA |

Climate change makes catastrophic flood twice as likely, study shows

Increased runoff could lead to devastating landslides and debris flows — particularly in hilly areas burned by wildfires.
An older man wipes sweat off his brow, carrying a towel outside, bright sun overhead
UCLA |

How to stay safe in a heat wave

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of serious illness. Here’s how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
LA skyline, pinkish in color
UC Newsroom |

Heat waves aren’t going away. Here’s how we can prepare

How UC is addressing “the greatest environmental and equity challenge facing California today.”
Illustration of a therapist talking with a patient via computer video conferencing.
UCLA |

With $12 million in federal funding, UCLA to expand reach of its depression treatment

Faculty with the Depression Grand Challenge have created a system for managing mental health that they hope can be scaled and customized.
Monkeypox virus microscope slide rendering
UCLA |

Your monkeypox questions answered as vaccine access expands

Infectious disease doctors say most people who get infected do not require hospitalization and the chance of contracting it remains “very low.”
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