UCLA |
UCLA student Alysa Liu wins gold in the 2026 Winter Games
After retiring from figure skating at the age of 16, UCLA student Alysa Liu returned for the love of the sport — and the sport showed her love back.
UC Newsroom |
18 UC faculty named 2026 Sloan Research fellows
More Sloan fellows are affiliated with UC than with any other institution granted the awards this year, and UC leads all institutions in Sloan fellows across the program’s 61-year history.
UC Newsroom |
UC tops worldwide ranking of universities for patented inventions
The No. 1 ranking highlights UC’s unmatched record for innovation that drives societal progress and bolsters the economy.
UC Newsroom |
Nearly 60 of UC’s youngest innovators featured on the 2026 Forbes “30 Under 30” list
UC alumni and faculty from seven campuses are leading the way for the next generation across AI, entrepreneurship, health care, social impact and more.
UC Davis |
Tiny earthquakes reveal hidden faults under Northern California
By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, an area that could give rise to devastating major earthquakes.
UC Newsroom |
What makes UC a scientific powerhouse? Ask a Nobel laureate
Four UC Nobel laureates on what they discovered here, why it matters, and why their world-changing work could only have happened at the University of California.
UC Merced |
UC Merced receives transformational $38 million gift from Mackenzie Scott
The extraordinary investment will accelerate programs that deepen UC Merced's commitment to access and opportunity.
UC Newsroom |
UC is No. 1 on worldwide ranking of highly cited researchers
This year’s rankings from Clarivate recognize 288 UC scientists as among the most influential thinkers in their fields.
UC Newsroom |
UC awards $8 million to solve next big scientific and engineering challenges in fusion energy
Two teams of UC researchers aim to accelerate progress toward abundant, stable, zero-carbon fusion energy.
UC Newsroom |
UC President James B. Milliken awards UC Presidential Medal to Joan and Sanford I. Weill
UC President James B. Milliken has awarded the university’s highest honor to Joan and Sanford I. Weill in recognition of their years of extraordinary service and transformative support across the arts and sciences.
UC Newsroom |
UC faculty and alums behind 13 of TIME's Best Inventions of 2025
Lab-grown seafood, a new treatment for Parkinson's disease and a kid-safe power saw are among the genius ideas from UC inventors honored by TIME magazine in 2025.
UC Office of the President |
University of California sets world record for Nobel Prizes in a single year
“These remarkable achievements by five UC-affiliated Nobel Prize winners reflect the very best of the world-changing teaching, research, and public service happening across our University,” said UC President James B. Milliken.