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.

Former NFL star defensive end Kalimba Edwards is on an ambitious mission: He hopes to one day create a self-sustaining food system that can feed the nation’s hungry and homeless. “But first I have to

Peet's Coffee has pledged $250,000 to fund the center, which aims to become the leader in coffee science.

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On Monday, Aug. 29, President Napolitano announced her intent to establish the University of California Firearm Violence Research Center at UC Davis’ Sacramento campus. It will be led by Garen Wintemute, an emergency department

If you’ve ever doubted the power of one person to make a difference in the world, you need to meet Lydia Natoolo. She was a 33-year-old community college student, an immigrant from Uganda who struggled

From the legend of Jobs and Woz launching Apple from their Silicon Valley garage to the hundreds of startup incubators spanning the state today, California has a reputation for bold entrepreneurial spirit. A study released

A ribbon-cutting in Fresno County on Thursday, Aug. 18 marked the opening of the Five Points Solar Park, a 60-megawatt solar power installation built to supply renewable energy to UC. The power supplied by the

UC athletes made a splash in the 2016 Summer Olympics, winning 31 medals — including 18 gold medals, more than all but four nations. Along with all that gold, UC-affiliated athletes brought home five silver

During the academic offseason, UC hosts thousands of high school and undergraduate students in programs aimed at sparking interest in areas of study that have struggled to attract women and minorities. The goal: excite

Los Angeles sixth-grader Alana Matthews thinks that someday she might like to be an astronaut. But on a recent morning, she was focused on a more immediate goal: tweaking the designs on a paper