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 San Francisco |
How does marijuana affect our bodies?
UCSF experts shed light on persistent cannabis myths.
UCLA |
UCLA saves lives: Baby with hypophosphatasia thriving following therapy at birth
UCLA patient Francis Saputra is likely the youngest person to receive lifesaving treatment for his rare genetic disorder.
UC Davis |
This discovery from a UC plant geneticist is now feeding millions
UC Davis plant scientist Pam Ronald is awarded the Wolf Prize for work in global rice sustainability on a variety that now feeds millions.
UC Newsroom |
More than 50 employers expected at free HireUC career summit in the Central Valley
The event, open to all UC alumni, offers jobs, networking, inspiration, workshops and even free headshots.
UC Newsroom |
‘Miracle’ medicine, based in federally funded science, arrived just in time to save his life
Millions of people are alive today because of leukemia therapies that arose from UC research, including retired Army Major Melvin Mann.
UC Berkeley |
Is a second ‘Mona Lisa’ still special? What about the thousandth?
In a small village in China, artists create replicas of famous works of art. After spending six years there, UC Berkeley Professor Winnie Wong’s ideas of art and those who make it dramatically changed.
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 Davis |
The Color Lab uncovers the soothing effects of light
UC Davis scientists are studying how certain lighting colors may improve our health.
UC San Francisco |
Do these two cancer drugs have what it takes to beat Alzheimer’s?
A new study finds FDA-approved drugs that reverse the gene expression signatures associated with Alzheimer’s.
UC San Francisco |
A CRISPR approach to neurodegenerative diseases
Martin Kampman, recipient of the Byers Award for outstanding research by faculty members in the middle of their careers, describes how using CRISPR to tackle neurodegenerative diseases is yielding new treatments.
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.