An array of vape pens in purple light
UC San Francisco |

Believe it or not, 1 vape has 20 cigarettes worth of nicotine

UCSF is home to the world’s largest archive of Big Tobacco’s internal documents. Meet the physician deciphering its pages to uncover how marketing is creating a new epidemic.
A pregnant woman sits on a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown, holding her belly from below.
UC Newsroom |

UC awards $15.5M in research grants to tackle big questions in health, AI, agriculture and climate justice

Researchers will gather better data on maternal health, test new ways of filtering ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater and work with California schools to protect students from extreme heat.
Two women smile and juggled shopping bags next to a Christmas tree.
UC San Diego |

The science of shopping

UC San Diego neuroeconomist Uma Karmarkar explains what happens in the brain when we buy.
An arrangement of probiotic grocery products on a gray background
UC Davis |

Probiotics and prebiotics: hype or health?

A closer look at the proliferation of probiotics with Maria Marco, a microbiologist and professor in the department of food science and technology at UC Davis.
Six students and a professor on a standup comedy set, smiling for the camera with arms around each other
UC Merced |

In UC Merced standup comedy course, joy is the punchline

A central emotion in laughter — joy — was what UC Merced professor Eileen Camfield was reaching for when she developed a course called Special Topics in Rhetoric, not How to Excel in Stand-up Comedy.
Two young people hug each other solemnly
UCLA |

Generation Z wants to be safe, UCLA study finds

Being kind to others, self-acceptance and having fun are also goals for 10- to 24-year-olds surveyed across the U.S. in a UCLA study.
A collage of 8 UC San Diego professor headshots
UC Newsroom |

UC leads the nation in highly influential scientists and researchers

UC’s 289 faculty and scientists on Clarivate’s 2024 list of Highly Cited Researchers make the university the most highly cited institution in North America.
A humpback whale swims near the surface of the ocean, photographed from underwater
UC Newsroom |

12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

Explore new ways of understanding ourselves, our planet and our place in the universe.
A photo shows an island on the top half, and under the water, a dolphin swimming with a bag on its fin
UC Santa Barbara |

Yes, we can eliminate plastic pollution (by 2050)

A new study maps out a plan that could put an end to plastic pollution by 2050, turning the tide on a bleak future for the planet.
UC Office of the President |

UC announces new appointment to Board of Regents

University of California Board of Regents Chair Janet Reilly and UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., welcomed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointment of Robert “Bob” Myers to UC’s governing board and released the following statement today (Nov. 21): 

A firefighter straddles a roll of hose, aiming a jet of water into a wall of flames, facing away from the camera
UC Newsroom |

UC awards $6 million to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters

California firefighters will be on the front lines of research aimed at combatting high rates of cancer among their ranks.
three frogs on a rock in a lake
UC Santa Barbara |

Frog populations once decimated by disease mount a major comeback

Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists, mountain yellow-legged frogs are thriving in Yosemite.
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