UC Newsroom |

National Academy of Engineering elects 10 University of California researchers

Ten UC researchers and 15 alumni have been selected for one of the highest honors in the field of engineering.
UC Newsroom |

What cuts to NIH funding mean for cancer patients and their families

The American people have consistently supported life-saving cancer research. Now the nation’s bedrock source of public funding for biomedical research is under attack.
UC Riverside |

Perfect storm: Megafires set the stage for debris flows

Flows following this winter in California pose a bigger threat than typical mudslides, UC Riverside professor Andrew Gray explains in a Q&A.
UC Santa Barbara |

‘We have created a new state of matter’: New topological quantum processor marks breakthrough in computing

In a move as significant as the advent of the semiconductor, a Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists unveils first-of-its-kind topological qubit, paving the way for a more fault-tolerant quantum computer.
UCLA Magazine |

True blue

A UCLA art historian is exploring what the color blue can tell us about the hidden history of Indigenous peoples.
UC San Diego |

New imaging techniques for cancer diagnosis ... from butterfly wings?

Using the nanostructures found on butterfly wings, scientists have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancerous tissues.
UC Newsroom |

17 UC faculty named 2025 Sloan Research fellows

Sloan Research fellowships support promising early-career scientists and scholars to continue leading in their fields.
UC San Francisco |

Could a bacteria-killing virus help solve antibiotic resistance?

Meet the jumbo phage. Scientists believe they’ve cracked the code on how its ‘secret handshakes’ act as a shield against the host bacteria’s defenses.
UC Merced |

UC Merced achieves R1 classification, bringing all UC campuses to the highest tier among research universities

Each UC campus now resides among the exclusive group of 187 accredited doctoral-granting universities in the United States designated R1 by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
UC Office of the President |

UC supports legal action against misguided plan to cut vital NIH research funds

UC today (Feb. 10) submitted a declaration in support of the California Attorney General’s suit against the federal government in response to new guidance issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
UC Santa Barbara |

Researchers solve a fluid mechanics mystery

UC Santa Barbara researchers now know why a pool of red dye somehow “knew” how to solve a maze filled with milk.
UC Merced |

Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space

UC Merced professor Erin Hestir co-led NASA's first-ever biodiversity-focused study.