California students are graduating with a lighter debt load — the second-lowest in the nation behind New Mexico.

While in-state tuition increased during the height of the recession, most UC families with annual incomes under $110,000 did not end up paying more, thanks to a greater availability of aid.

Among the 7.8 million U.S. undergraduates who took out federal loans last year, the average amount was $6,670, which was $320 less than the previous year and $740 lower than 2010-11.

UC San Diego students and alum design earplugs that let in desired sounds while filtering out others.

UC Cooperative Extension helped a Goleta farmer become the first grower to make a real go at harvesting coffee commercially in the continental U.S.

The presidents of Stanford and Caltech agree: The research universities of California — including UC — power an engine of innovation and economic growth, benefiting communities across California and beyond.

UCSF scientists deliver the inside scoop on sugar, its prevalence in our diet and its impact on our health.