UC Newsroom |
What makes a UC education stand apart? Opportunities for hands-on learning and undergraduate research
For these UC students, hands-on research has led to class credit, money for school and a path to their dream future.
UC Santa Cruz |
Lick Observatory to mark 150 years of discovery and innovation
Serving nine UC campuses and two national laboratories, Lick Observatory continues to be at the forefront of groundbreaking discoveries and innovation, training the next generation of astronomers and astrophysicists.
UC Office of the President |
Young UC scientists and economists selected for prestigious Nobel laureate meeting
The University of California today (April 24) announced the 2025 cohort of UC President’s Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings Fellows, 42 outstanding young scientists and economists from across the UC system who will join Nobel laureates from around the world at two renowned scholarly gatherings in Lindau, Germany.
UC Newsroom |
UC graduate programs and schools lead the nation in the 2025-26 U.S. News Best Graduate Schools rankings
UC once again earned top marks, including a slew of No. 1 rankings, across its schools of business, education, engineering, law, medicine and nursing, and programs in humanities and the social sciences.
UC Newsroom |
Prepare to be amazed! UC graduate students wow with 3-minute talks at Grad Slam
Get a master class — in brief — on cutting-edge UC discoveries as graduate students explain their complex research in just 3 minutes flat.
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute |
World’s first “de-extinction” is accomplished: Meet dire wolf 2.0
A scientific breakthrough for global conservation efforts revived a species extinct for 12,500 years and also allowed for the successful birth of four critically endangered red wolves.
UC Newsroom |
46 UC researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
UC faculty account for nearly 1 in 10 new members on this prestigious roster of U.S. innovators and leaders.
UC Santa Cruz |
Long-accepted theory explaining the nature of our universe may need updating, new analysis indicates
New results from Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument hint that the influence of mysterious force driving universe's accelerating expansion may change over time.
UC Newsroom |
Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates
Nearly a quarter of the women who have received Nobel Prizes in science have ties to UC.
UC Santa Cruz |
Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study shows
Whale waste helps health of oceans by funneling nutrients to the tropics, new study from UC Santa Cruz shows
UC Santa Cruz |
Explaining how our biological clocks work and how to better regulate our circadian rhythms
A Q&A with renowned chronobiologist and UC Santa Cruz Professor Carrie Partch
UC Newsroom |
Gauchos wrangle top prize in California Ballot Bowl
UC Santa Barbara rose to the top of the statewide campus election competition, as UC San Diego, UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz also took home honors.