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What makes UC a scientific powerhouse? Ask a Nobel laureate

Four UC Nobel laureates share what they discovered at UC, why it matters and why their world-changing work could only have happened at the University of California.


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The next big breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s science and treatment

The outlook for dementia care is changing fast. UC experts explain what that means for patients and families, and what it will take to keep the momentum growing.


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UC is No. 1 on worldwide ranking of highly cited researchers

This year’s rankings from Clarivate recognize 288 UC scientists as among the most influential thinkers in their fields.


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UC awards $8 million to solve fusion energy challenges

Learn more about what nuclear fusion is — and how UC is expanding California's global leadership in the field.


Join the first UC Council for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders event

This dynamic discussion will explore the histories, legal perspectives and population diversity of AANHPI communities in the U.S., including how immigration, policy and data shape AANHPI experiences and representation today.


The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory sits atop Cerro Pachó in Chile. The new telescope is one of the many innovations with UC ties that TIME magazine chose for its Best Inventions of 2025.

UC faculty and alums behind 13 of TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025

UC faculty and alums are behind over a dozen of the inventions on this year’s list, with contributions to aerospace, health, agriculture, computing and more. Learn more about some of this year’s most exciting inventions from UC’s extraordinary community of changemakers.


Children of God members in the 1970s

Fig. 1 video: Why America is so good at producing cults

Watch any documentary or listen to any podcast about cults, and you might find one common thread: So many cults are American.