UC Newsroom |

The 10 biggest (non-COVID!) science stories you might have missed in 2020

During any other year, these groundbreaking advances would have been big news. Here’s some of what you may have missed while you were busy washing your hands.

UC Merced |

New engineering research center to focus on agriculture technology

UC Merced joins three other campuses to sustainably meet the challenge of boosting global food production by 70 percent by 2050.

UC Riverside |

Tiny desk, huge accomplishments — and his own bed

Undergrad Alejandro Quiñones is the first in his family to go to college — but already has his first author credit under his belt.

UC Newsroom |

California kids get a taste of science and leadership at UC's 4-H summer camps

UC 4-H Clubs provide an unforgettable summer for campers and counselors alike.

UC Newsroom |

The day California wine beat France

How two blind taste tests stunned the experts and changed the way the world drinks (and thinks about) wine.

UC Santa Cruz |

Oldest university-based organic research and education facility turns 50

Looking back on the food movement and movers of 'the people's farm.'

UC Santa Cruz |

Doctoral candidate’s award-winning research explores life for Latina girls growing up in rural California

Roxanna Villalobos shines a light on rural America’s diversity, including in the Central Valley where she was raised.

UC Santa Barbara |

Saving native oysters

Conservation aquaculture could bring more native oysters to plates and estuaries along the west coast.

UC Davis and UC Riverside |

Genes that keep plants green: A discovery that can help us grow crops in a drought

Scientists have discovered genetic data that will help food crops like tomatoes and rice survive longer, more intense periods of drought on our warming planet.

UC Merced |

Analysis shows the toll of the pandemic on high-risk workers

Warehouse, agriculture and food-chain workers were among those most devastated by the pandemic.

UC Davis |

Could wildfires ruin our wine?

Researchers are racing to find ways to help California's iconic wine industry adapt to a changing climate, including drought and wildfire.

UC Santa Cruz |

Could California put solar panels on top of canals?

Scientists at UC Merced and UC Santa Cruz are exploring a potential project to combine renewable energy with water conservation.