Two UC-affiliated companies that focus on climate change solutions have won the 2021 UC Startup Innovation Challenge, while five others take home awards for social impact.

During any other year, these groundbreaking advances would have been big news. Here’s some of what you may have missed while you were busy washing your hands.

UC Merced joins three other campuses to sustainably meet the challenge of boosting global food production by 70 percent by 2050.

A look inside Moore Inventor Fellowship finalist Yue ‘Jessica’ Wang’s lab.

Don’t miss the Nov. 14 deadline to enter this UC-wide contest.

UCLA researchers take aim at a surprisingly large source of greenhouse gas emissions: concrete.

About eight new companies a month spring from UC research.

How two blind taste tests stunned the experts and changed the way the world drinks (and thinks about) wine.

Four alums and one professor earn prestigious fellowships to continue their creative work.

Tabla, a cheaper alternative to X-rays, uses sound waves to diagnose pneumonia.

Chemists create a more efficient photosynthesis that can help produce green fuel.

Next-gen virtual tool could also be used in fields from telesurgery to defense.