UC Berkeley |

Jennifer Doudna wins 2020 Nobel Prize in chemistry

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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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.

UC Newsroom |

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.

UC Newsroom |

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.
UC Newsroom |

UC scholars and alumni elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Meet UC’s new leading lights of arts and sciences
UC Newsroom |

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.
UC Irvine |

Water, warming and a world at risk

Amir AghaKouchak, who specializes in co-occurring environmental hazards, earns a global honor.
UCLA |

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.
UC Newsroom |

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.
UC Newsroom |

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.
UC Newsroom |

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.