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50 years of UC alums on SNL

Live from New York, it’s … the University of California!
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UC Newsroom |

Finding asteroids that could hit Earth — early enough for humanity to act

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can absolutely solve.”
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UCLA |

Here’s what morning sickness during pregnancy really means

UCLA’s latest findings show how a woman’s healthy inflammatory response during pregnancy is linked with unpleasant early-stage symptoms.
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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.
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UCLA |

How elephant extinction threatens everything from rainforests to musical instruments

Scientists knew almost nothing about how ebony trees, used for guitars and piano keys, grow. A new study reveals the secret ingredient — elephants.
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UC alumni launch more companies than graduates from anywhere else in the world

Six University of California campuses are among the top 100 universities for entrepreneurship globally, with UC Berkeley claiming the No. 1 spot for the third year in a row.
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UC Newsroom |

Thrilling progress in brain-computer interfaces from UC labs

UC researchers and the patients they work with are showing the world what's possible when the human mind and advanced computers meet.
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UCLA |

Is UCLA close to ending peanut allergies?

A first-of-its-kind technology, recently featured in Scientific American, can reprogram the immune systems of mice to tolerate peanut proteins.
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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.
A grad student focuses intently as he slides a three-foot-long steel bar into a large apparatus made of tubes and wires, in a lab full of similar such apparatuses.
UC Newsroom |

Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats

Explore some of the research happening at UC that’s poised to deliver transformative benefits to the American people.
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UC Newsroom |

12 foods you couldn’t live without — brought to you by the University of California

Across university farms and labs, and in partnership with growers and ranchers around the state, research from the University of California is at the root of the nation’s abundance.
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UCLA |

UCLA research helped pave the way to these 8 major cancer-fighting drugs

UCLA’s cancer research has been deeply impactful, with millions of people receiving drugs and therapies developed in Bruin labs.
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