UC Davis senior Ren Bautista's entry was selected from among 19 submissions from five UC campuses.

The Triton Rocket Club — which aims to be the first university team to send a rocket into space — takes a look at Earth from 80,000 feet up via balloon. It's quite a sight.

Fellowships will fund student-generated research, related projects or internships that focus on food issues.

UC President Janet Napolitano tells audience at the Council of Graduate Schools' annual meeting to “make the case” for graduate school education.

UC President Napolitano tells Council of Graduate Schools conference that universities need to better explain how graduate students benefit the public good.

'It's surreal and crazy that I'm here even,' says Jirayut Latthivongskorn, who is finishing up his first semester at UCSF.

Far from balmy Santa Barbara, Umi Hoshijima is conducting ocean research in Antarctica.

The UC Davis School of Law will host a pilot legal services center that will serve the immigration-related legal needs of students on UC campuses.

Keychain-sized gadget, devised by several UC Berkeley students, lets you constantly track exposure to air pollution via a smartphone app. But it’s also a way of crowdsourcing much broader studies on air quality.

UC San Diego students and alum design earplugs that let in desired sounds while filtering out others.

The Triton Rocket Club is designing a two-stage rocket that it hopes will soar at least 62 miles high, then have it fall back to Earth. UC San Diego aims to be the first university in the country to succeed.

Drones, wearable tech and the ubiquitous selfie converge in Nixie — whose team members have multiple UC connections — now a finalist in Intel’s 'Make It Wearable' competition.