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Thrilling progress in brain-computer interfaces from UC labs

Many UC researchers are making unprecedented new strides in expanding what's possible when the human mind and advanced computers meet.


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Latest Fig. 1 video explores why D-Day almost failed

Two scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography studied ocean waves — and ended up changing history.


How elephant extinction threatens everything from rainforests to musical instruments

Scientists knew almost nothing about how ebony trees, used for guitars and piano keys, grow. A new UCLA study reveals the secret ingredient: elephants.


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How the US became a science superpower

America is on the verge of relinquishing its scientific dominance for the first time in eight decades.


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UC leads the nation in academic research

A new Washington Monthly ranking finds that the University of California sets the pace for university-led research.


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Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented threats

As Congress considers deep cuts to federal science agencies that fund university research, it’s vital to understand just how much is at stake.


12 foods you couldn’t live without — brought to you by UC

Across university farms and labs, research from the University of California is at the root of the state and nation’s abundance.


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Twenty-five years after the Human Genome Project, UC innovation continues

With the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning, genomics researchers' impact is accelerating.


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Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American

America’s scientific leadership is teetering. The proposed federal budget would send it off a cliff.


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UC scientists are working to reinvent anesthesia

UCSF researchers are scouring millions of compounds — with help from tiny zebrafish — to create anesthetics safe enough to use without an anesthesiologist.


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UC awards $18 million to scale up AI in science

The Artificial Intelligence Science at Scale initiative provides $6 million over three years to develop new AI approaches.


Researchers study a dilution refrigerator at the Center for Quantum Coherent Science at UC Berkeley.

UC helps America lead the race to perfect the quantum computer

UC researchers are helping the U.S. stay ahead in the global race for quantum technology.