Innovation and Entrepreneurship

A pregnant woman sits on a hospital bed, wearing a hospital gown, holding her belly from below.

UC awards $15.5M in research grants to tackle big questions in health, AI, agriculture and climate justice

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December 17, 2024

Researchers will gather better data on maternal health, test new ways of filtering ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater and work with California schools to protect students from extreme heat.

Take a tour of your thoughts with the 'Glass Brain'

The Glass Brain is kind of like it sounds. It’s a colorful, 3-D window into all the mysterious activities that light up the brain.

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UC entrepreneurs win funding at first primeUC competition

Twenty of UC's most promising life-science startups competed for seed funding in the first primeUC competition at UCSF.

Making batteries with portobello mushrooms

Can mushrooms stop cell phone batteries from degrading over time? Engineering researchers at UC Riverside think so.

Invention helps California growers optimize water use

Technology developed at UC Davis is giving growers tools to help irrigate more effectively during the California drought and beyond.