UC innovators were recognized for pioneering research that improves the welfare of others in everything from cancer treatments to reproductive health.

UC Santa Barbara physicist Joseph Polchinski and UC Santa Cruz molecular biologist Harry Noller have each been awarded the 2017 Breakthrough Prize, the most lucrative award in science. Polchinski won the 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental

UC announced on Nov. 30 that it will vigorously protect the privacy and civil rights of the undocumented members of the UC community.

On Oct. 15, more than 170 countries reached a historic agreement to cut the use of one of the world’s most potent greenhouse gases, marking a major milestone in efforts to keep the planet from

  Glittery pop stars. Pink princesses. Wholesome, high-priced American Girls, and frivolously rude Bratz. When it comes to the doll market, UC Irvine entrepreneur Gina Heitkamp and her sister Jenae Heitkamp are betting that young girls

Of the nation’s 10 best public universities, six are UC campuses, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2017 rankings, released on Sept. 13. U.S. News and World Report issues its list of the best American

A newly discovered cache of industry documents revealed that the sugar industry began working closely with nutrition scientists in the mid-1960s to single out fat and cholesterol as the dietary causes of coronary heart

This fall, 38 percent of the California freshman and transfer students beginning studies at a UC campus were underrepresented minorities.

Irvine placed third out of more than 200 universities around the country, becoming the only university to score in the top 10 for seven consecutive years.