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Wildfire smoke is worse than you think

Wildfire smoke is a growing health threat, as climate change and overgrown wildlands collide to generate more frequent and intense wildfires.


Inside the National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Lab.

UC partners with U.S. DOE Genesis Mission to advance energy, discovery and national security

UC scientists at seven campuses and three national labs lead 15 percent of DOE-funded projects.


Five spectacular ways UC has changed America

For more than 150 years, UC has helped advance the nation through ingenuity, breakthroughs and educating generations of graduates.


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How UC research is helping the Golden State take charge of its climate future

UC is delivering on the state's $100-million investment to tackle climate challenges head on, from natural disasters to rising energy costs and insurance premiums.


Myrtle the abalone

Fig. 1 video: This abalone likes long walks on the beach

Explore the unique work taking place at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.


Pancreatic cancer cells

Experimental drug for pancreatic cancer based on UC research offers new hope

A new era in the treatment of deadly pancreatic cancer was heralded by scientists this week, thanks to research by the University of California.


Allied Forces storming the beach at Normandy on D-Day

UC oceanographers were the unsung heroes behind D-Day’s success

Most people don’t know D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5. That it didn’t was key to the entire operation, which hinged on UC research.


Tree filled with oranges

Made in the USA, grown in California: UC’s role in California agriculture

The abundance on our dinner plates didn’t happen by accident — it’s the result of federal support for science and work by UC dating back to the university’s earliest beginnings.