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12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

Explore new ways of understanding ourselves, our planet and our place in the universe.

Two fire trucks with doors open, one from UC Davis and one from Yocha Dehe, next to one another under a gray smoky sky

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Los Angeles fires news and resources: What’s happening across the UC system and how you can help

Links and resources for staying up with the latest, along with information on how you can help.

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David Tierney, Sonia Gutierrez and unidentified veteran
UCLA |

UCLA law students help create class that aids homeless veterans

Veterans Benefits Legal Clinic helps veterans navigate what can be a complex process to receive financial assistance.
Haojun Li and Forrest Sam
UC Berkeley |

Chinese students test the waters of free speech

More than 1,600 students from China are navigating the nuances of free speech at Berkeley.
Yong Chen and Mark Bittman
UC Newsroom |

Mark Bittman, UC team up to launch California food video series

'Mark Bittman: California Matters' is a collaboration between the renowned food writer, UC and the Berkeley Food Institute that will explore leading-edge UC research in food, sustainable agriculture, policy and health.
Alumni Jack and Kim Johnson celebrated the launch of the Edible Campus project at UCSB, a sustainable food initiative supported by their Johnson Ohana Foundation.
UC Santa Barbara |

Farm team

Alumni Jack and Kim Johnson team with UC Santa Barbara’s Associated Students Food Bank and Department of Public Worms on new Edible Campus project to grow food on campus.
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, UC San Francisco
UC Newsroom |

UC Health center breaks down barriers to sharing innovations

The Center for Health Quality and Innovation's fourth annual colloquium addresses ways to extend improvements from one UC medical center to all UC medical centers.
space junk illustration
UC Irvine |

Zapping away space junk

A solution right out of sci-fi: shooting space debris with a laser mounted on the International Space Station.
graduate students
UC Newsroom |

Graduate Advocacy Day 2015

At advocacy day in Sacramento, students share research on a wide range of issues to highlight the benefits their work brings to the state.
Madison Scott and Blake Morris rehearse Macbeth
UC Irvine |

UC Irvine launches Shakespeare center

UCI Shakespeare Center aims to become the premier institution in California for the integrated production, study and enjoyment of the Bard's works.
shock wave, Sausage galaxy cluster
UC Davis |

Cosmic collisions wake up snoozing galaxies

When galaxy clusters collide, the resulting shockwave can “wake up” these dormant galaxies and drive a new generation of star formation.
Worker prepares world’s first algae surfboard
UC San Diego |

Surfing into a greener future

UC San Diego biology and chemistry students produce the world’s first algae-based, sustainable surfboard.
UC Davis |

Sugary drinks boost risk factors for heart disease

Even limited amounts of high-fructose corn syrup are shown to increase risk.
NASA photo illustration
UC Newsroom |

Is there life out there? UC researchers aim to find out

NASA's quest to search for life on planets outside our solar system will be guided by experts from UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz, among others.