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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.

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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.

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An autonomous car being tested by several common objects, including a trash bin
UC Irvine |

Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into dangerous driving behavior

Ordinary objects alongside the road can cause a car or truck to halt abruptly, research shows.
A wandering salamander on a tree
UC Berkeley |

Skydiving salamanders live in world’s tallest trees

Salamanders living in the crowns of redwoods are able to glide and maneuver in freefall, suggesting adaptation to living at heights.
Karen Miga in the lab, smiling
UC Santa Cruz |

Karen Miga named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2022

Miga and her colleagues led the team that completed the first, gapless sequence of the human genome.
Baby drinking from a bottle looking up at person feeding
UC Merced |

Baby formula shortages and COVID-19 led to risky feeding practices, study suggests

One out of three formula-feeding families reported using a problematic feeding practice during the pandemic, including substituting cow’s milk or extra water.
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UC Newsroom |

Are you ready to vote? Get prepared!

UC student leaders are urging classmates not to overlook the California primary on June 7.
Young Black male researcher in UC lab coat
UC Newsroom |

The University of California has joined SEA Change, accelerating efforts to diversify its faculty

The SEA Change initiative focuses on eliminating systemic barriers to participation in the STEMM fields, and fostering engagement with communities underrepresented in — and historically excluded from — those fields.
Someone gripping rice in a rice paddy
UC Riverside |

New strategies to save the world’s most indispensable grain

Researchers provide genetic insights to help rice survive drought and flood.
Zoom meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and AAU members. UC Irvine Chancellor Howard Gillman speaking to Zelenskyy while AAU President Barbara Snyder moderates.
UC Irvine |

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Association of American Universities

Chancellor Gillman discussed campus efforts to support Ukrainian academics and how students might engage with core democratic values.
Joshua Pelz holding a 3D-printed prosthetic
UC San Diego |

Student startup ‘Limber’ makes 3D-printed prostheses affordable and accessible

Student startup Limber is working to provide prosthetics to some of the millions of amputees worldwide lacking access.
Person's hand using equipment in a lab
UC San Francisco |

UC San Francisco awarded $67.5 million to develop new antiviral therapies

Funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — the school’s largest-ever award — aims to prepare for viruses with pandemic potential.
Variety of fermented food Korean traditional kimchi cabbage and radish salad, white and red sauerkraut in glass jars in row over grey blue table
UC Davis |

Should there be more microbes on your plate?

Researchers find Americans are increasing their intake of friendly microbes, which are good for gut health and can promote a healthy immune system.
Sacramento capitol building with California state flag flying in front of it
UC Newsroom |

Gov. Newsom proposes significant new investments in UC to expand access and affordability

California Gov. Gavin Newsom today (May 13) reaffirmed his support for a state spending plan that would make significant long-term investments in the University of California, allowing UC to increase enrollment and expand college access and affordability to…