UC Davis |
Engineers, neurosurgeons help restore autonomy for people with paralysis
In a world first, a team of engineers, neuroscientists and neurosurgeons at UC Davis and UC Davis Health has demonstrated that brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, for translating brain signals into speech can also enable control of a computer cursor.
UC San Francisco |
Why does female fertility decline so fast? The key is the ovary
With a new imaging technique, UC San Francisco scientists discover an ecosystem that determines how eggs mature and ovaries age.
UCLA |
Gene therapy delivers lasting immune protection in children with rare disorder
Long-term follow-up shows 95% success rate, no serious complications in largest ADA-SCID gene therapy study to date
UC Newsroom |
UC wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record
These discoveries span decades and disciplines, but they all have one important thing in common: They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.
UC Santa Cruz |
Protecting NASA funding ensures breakthroughs in space science and benefits in daily life continue
From GPS to innovations in computing and optics, technologies developed for space research at UC Santa Cruz touch nearly every aspect of modern life.
UCLA |
FDA clears UCLA heart tissue regeneration drug AD-NP1 for clinical trials
Funded entirely by taxpayer dollars, this first-of-its-kind drug targets cellular metabolism to promote tissue repair of multiple organs.
UC Berkeley |
UC Berkeley’s Omar Yaghi shares 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry
Yaghi created a field called reticular chemistry, which involves stitching together molecular building blocks to form porous structures — metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — with myriad applications.
UC Newsroom |
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 University of California faculty
UC Berkeley emeritus professor John Clarke, UC Santa Barbara professor Michel H. Devoret and UC Santa Barbara professor John M. Martinis were awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in physics for their contributions to macroscopic quantum tunneling.
UC Newsroom |
Finding asteroids that could hit Earth — early enough for humanity to act
A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can absolutely solve.”
UC Santa Cruz |
UC Santa Cruz researchers win funds to characterize makeup of Pacific coastal fog
A multi-institute effort to analyze iconic coastal fog, under pressure from rising temperatures, aims to enhance society’s ability to manage coastal resources and steward coastal ecosystems in a changing climate.
UC Irvine |
Music as medicine
Study results show a significant decrease in pain and anxiety for those who mindfully listened to jazz, which could lead to a reduction in opioids for patients.
UC San Diego |
New diagnostic code for Gulf War illness marks major step forward for veteran care and research
Official recognition will support better diagnosis, treatment and understanding of Gulf War illness.