UC Newsroom |

UC Presidential Medal awarded to Irwin Jacobs and late wife Joan

UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., awarded the medal to Irwin Jacobs and his late wife Joan in recognition of the couple’s transformative impact on the university and beyond.
UC Newsroom |

Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates

Nearly a quarter of the women who have received Nobel Prizes in science have ties to UC.
UC Berkeley |

Investigating the psychedelic blue lotus of Egypt, where ancient magic meets modern science

Online, products branded as the blue lotus promise calm moments and psychedelic trips. But they're far different from what ancient Egyptians consumed, a UC Berkeley student researcher says.
UC Newsroom |

The unstoppable rise of Olympic gold medalist Jordan Chiles

With three Olympic medals already to her name, the UCLA gymnast cannot stop earning accolades as she grows into a leader in women’s sports.
UC Newsroom |

National Academy of Engineering elects 10 University of California researchers

Ten UC researchers and 15 alumni have been selected for one of the highest honors in the field of engineering.
UC San Diego |

New imaging techniques for cancer diagnosis ... from butterfly wings?

Using the nanostructures found on butterfly wings, scientists have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancerous tissues.
UC Merced |

UC Merced achieves R1 classification, bringing all UC campuses to the highest tier among research universities

Each UC campus now resides among the exclusive group of 187 accredited doctoral-granting universities in the United States designated R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
UC Office of the President |

UC supports legal action against misguided plan to cut vital NIH research funds

UC today (Feb. 10) submitted a declaration in support of the California Attorney General’s suit against the federal government in response to new guidance issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
UC Newsroom |

Meet 3 legislators who got their start at UC

Nearly 1 in 3 members of California's U.S. House delegation and the state assembly, as well as 40% of the state senate, graduated from the University of California.
UC Health |

Through their eyes and in their voices: UC PRIME alums reflect on 20 years

A look back at the success of the UC PRIME medical education model, seen through the experiences of PRIME alums.
UC Irvine |

Building better futures

Student volunteers with Engineers Without Borders aim to improve quality of life in underserved communities worldwide.
UC Newsroom |

46 of UC’s youngest stars shine on the 2025 Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Young UC alums, students and faculty from eight campuses and two national labs made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list across a slew of categories.