The 2021 U.S. News & World Report list of best graduate schools finds UC campuses excel across a dazzling variety of fields.
‘Liquid gold’: UC Berkeley lab makes free hand sanitizer for the needy
A biochemistry lab pivots to hand sanitizers for people experiencing homelessness, jail populations and others among society's most vulnerable.
Clinical training on pause, UC med students find ways to be of service
Students are stepping up wherever they can to provide support during this health crisis.
A moment of celebration as hundreds of new UC doctors join a workforce that needs them now more than ever
Coronavirus couldn't stop Match Day — and now new UC doctors are coming to stop it.
Astronaut alum Jessica Meir answers questions from the International Space Station
UC San Diego alumna discusses her journey from ‘STEM to Stars’ during live Q&A from International Space Station.
Bringing sea otters back to San Francisco Bay
The California population could triple if otters returned to their historic home — they just need to get past those great white sharks first.
In his quest to serve patients, ‘The only thing hindering me is my status’
Min Ku Choi is on the verge of finishing his degree in pharmacy at UCSF. Whether he gets to use it or not depends on DACA.
UC Davis grad student yearns to give back to the place she calls home
Adriana Lopez Torres has been able to expand services to her community in Marin, thanks to DACA. She hopes she won't be prevented from doing more.
Human Rights Lab trains students to investigate wrongdoing
This fall, 19 students will begin investigating alleged human rights abuses with their new high-tech sleuthing skills.
UC San Diego alum fulfills lifelong dream of going to space
Astronaut Jessica Meir is at home on the International Space Station and ready for her all-female spacewalk.
Students wow with science and solutions at 5th annual Grad Slam
Grad students across the UC system show off the future of research with aplomb — and in under three minutes.
UC Berkeley alumni score three 2019 Pulitzer Prize victories
The campus boasts three new alumni winners and several other finalists and contributors.