Jennifer Doudna, UC Berkeley and UCSF professor and Berkeley Lab faculty scientist, shares the prize with Emmanuelle Charpentier for their discovery of CRISPR-Cas9 as a tool for making targeted changes to the genome.
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Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry
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UCLA and UC Berkeley faculty share the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics
Andrea Ghez and Reinhard Genzel will share half the 2020 Nobel in physics for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy.
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UC rising stars make Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Forty with ties to the University of California recognized by the magazine as young leaders in their fields.
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4 UC alums honored with 2026 Pulitzer Prizes
Alumni reporting on last year's most urgent stories in California, the nation and the world earned one of journalism’s highest honors.
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UC scholars and alumni elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Meet UC’s new leading lights of arts and sciences
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4 UC scientists honored with ‘Oscars of Science’ at the 2026 Breakthrough Prizes
Two UC Berkeley faculty, a UCLA physicist and a UC Santa Barbara Nobel laureate were awarded Breakthrough Foundation prizes for their incredible contributions to advancing science.
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Water, warming and a world at risk
Amir AghaKouchak, who specializes in co-occurring environmental hazards, earns a global honor.
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History made! UCLA women’s basketball team wins NCAA championship
In toppling South Carolina 79–51, they claimed their first-ever NCAA title — and UCLA’s 126th overall.
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50 UC researchers elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
UC faculty lead all universities in one of science’s highest honors — the most newly elected fellows to the world’s largest general scientific society.
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UC alums win Oscars, make history
Going into the 98th Academy Awards, two films, “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” were seen as favorites across many categories — and thanks to the contributions of UC alumni, both won their fair share.
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UC is No. 1 in patents in new U.S. ranking
UC is No. 1 in a National Academy of Inventors ranking of U.S. schools granted the most U.S. utility patents released today, March 19. Patents are a key driver of economic success and quality of life.
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UC sponsors SB 895 to place a $23 billion bond to fund scientific research in California on the November ballot
The $23 billion bond would protect jobs, sustain lifesaving research, improve health and bolster the state’s innovation economy.