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7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding

From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.

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Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American

America’s scientific leadership is teetering. The proposed federal budget would send it off a cliff.

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Berkeley Lab scientists Brett Helms and Corinne Scown hold samples of PDK plastic, a unique new material that can be recycled indefinitely
Berkeley Lab |

The story behind our infinitely recyclable plastic

Berkeley Lab scientists are solving the practical and environmental problems of traditional plastics.
A San Franciso police officer displays several ‘ghost guns’ – untraceable firearms with no serial numbers or manufacturing marks.
UC Davis via The Conversation |

What are ‘ghost guns,’ a target of Biden’s anti-crime effort?

For starters, they are impossible to trace.
UCSF alumnus Stephen Hode, M.D. '03
UC San Francisco Magazine |

Turns out, designing a COVID vaccine was easy

The hard part was everything that came next, says UCSF alum Stephen Hoge, president of Moderna.
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UC Newsroom |

The invincible Class of 2021

They weathered an extraordinary year and have come out stronger.
Fauci, a young peregrin falcon, takes flight
UC Berkeley |

Three in a row: Falcon brothers are learning to fly

All three of the campus’s newest peregrine falcons — male triplets born in April — are in flight school.
Illustration shows a Super Venus planet on the left and a Super Earth on the right.
UC Riverside |

UC Riverside joins forces with NASA on missions to Venus

The trips hope to illuminate how Earth’s evil twin became uninhabitable.
UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman and UC President Michael V. Drake at the June 4 ceremony christening Michael Drake Drive
UC Irvine |

UC Irvine christens Michael Drake Drive to honor former chancellor

Drake, the current UC president, led campus during era of unprecedented growth.
Firefighters battling the August Complex
UC Newsroom |

UC experts convene to discuss innovative solutions to California’s wildfires

The research symposium focused on enhancing the state’s resiliency to wildfire, extreme drought, and climate change.
James Hicks with Eric Dickerson at a Rams practice
UC Irvine |

Aging with vitality

New class examines how and why physical activity can work better than pills.
COVID app on a smartphone
UCLA |

Research aims for best ways to treat COVID-19 at home

10,000 participants sought for online, app-based surveys designed by UCLA, UC Merced and Illinois.
Glasses of water next to each other
UC Berkeley via The Conversation |

A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from water

Desalination can help meet growing water needs globally, but current techniques are limited. A new approach holds promise.
Nurse operating dialysis machine next to a woman
UC Riverside |

Prolonging life for those on dialysis

A $3M National Institutes of Health grant to three UC campuses will seek to improve survival rates for patients on dialysis.