Established in 1959, the Lawrence Award is among the longest-running and most prestigious science and technology honors ...

At home and abroad, the UC system is unrivaled. That’s according to new rankings from Times Higher Education, a U.K.-based publication. The World University 2027 rankings identified UC’s nine ...

Voting is one of the most powerful ways to shape our shared future. But even though college-aged voters are the ones with the most future ahead of them, they’re the least likely to vote. In the 2024 ...

I recently sat down with UCSF Chancellor Sam Hawgood for the latest in my series of conversations with UC campus leaders. Watch our conversation here.

UC Berkeley and UCLA are tied for America’s No.1 public university in the new 2027 Best Colleges rankings, released today (Sept. 21) by U.S. News & World Report. And there’s more good news: Five UC ...

UC is a worldwide leader in discovery, as the No. 1 public university for academic research with the most influential scientists and a world record for Nobel prizes. And with the world’s most startups ...

Wildfire smoke is a growing health threat, as climate change and overgrown wildlands collide to generate more frequent and intense wildfires. Wildfire smoke is highly toxic. One UC San Diego study ...

What’s the deal with the latest stomach illness making waves across much of the United States? Cyclosporiasis isn’t new, but it doesn’t usually make the news. It’s an intestinal illness caused by the ...

When heat waves hit the Western United States, the risk of wildfires quickly rises. The prolonged heat dries out vegetation, but that’s only part of the cause – heat waves also play other roles in ...

UC San Diego is leading the way in exploring whether popular GLP-1 drugs consisting of semaglutide — like Ozempic and Wegovy — can slow biological aging. Their new federally funded study provides the ...

The New World screwworm lays its eggs in open wounds and burrows into skin. While human infections are rare, the insect poses an existential threat to cattle farming and dairy production. And it has ...

America has always been divided over politics, but now it’s personal. A new study from UC Irvine psychologists reveals a fracturing nation as political divides shatter friendships, tear apart families ...