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Official handle for the University of California system. For UCOP press releases and campus breaking news, follow @UC_Newsroom.
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Joined November 2009
The University of California is in every corner of our state — providing transformational educational opportunities, supporting farmers that feed us, finding breakthroughs that save lives, caring for over 11 million patients each year, innovating in national defense, energy
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Our students and scientists improve lives—from developing new cancer treatments to understanding earthquakes. But federal funding cuts threaten their work. Without support, America risks losing talent, innovation, and leadership in science. @ucsantabarbara
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UC research has developed crop varieties that can withstand drought, floods and disease, tools and techniques that enhance productivity, and uses science-backed solutions to maximize the state’s precious water supply. https://t.co/q1MA3t9doq
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A #UCSB team has created a new tool for breast cancer research—an algae-based gel that supports the development of normal mammary gland tissue and can be modified to direct how cells grow. Full story:
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Researchers create an algae-based gel as a platform for studying mammary epithelial cells, which form milk-producing ducts and glands in healthy breast tissue and can transform into cancer cells
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New strategies to save the world’s most indispensable grain. Read more ⬇️ #SpeakUp4Science @ucrcnas @UofCalifornia
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A UC Riverside-led team has learned what happens to the roots of rice plants when they’re confronted with two types of stressful scenarios: too much water, or too little. These observations form the...
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It's #TS12 "The Life of a Showgirl" day! Safe to say you're seeing LOTS of Taylor Swift content today. Which proves the whole point of a @UCSanDiego course that studies the pop icon in the context of fandom and culture 🫶
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Taylor Swift’s new album has the world buzzing — and on campus, she’s also a subject of study. Music professor Nancy Guy and her students reflect on a spring seminar exploring Swift’s artistry,...
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A joint initiative of 100+ scientists including #UCSB's Ben Halpern, The Blue Food Assessment's goal is to better understand the role blue foods play in global food systems and to create a scientific foundation for helping shaping those food systems:
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As the global population soars, sustaining the ocean’s ‘blue food’ bounty is more crucial than ever
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Chef-turned-chemist Vayu Hill-Maini has a passion: to transform food waste into culinary delights using fungi. While studying in the lab of Jay Keasling, UC Berkeley professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, Hill-Maini devoted himself to learning everything there is to
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Grow-in-the-dark crops could feed astronauts in space and nourish Earth’s growing population. Read more ⬇️ #SpeakUp4Science @UofCalifornia @UCRBCOE #NASA
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Growing plants using artificial photosynthesis could feed astronauts in space as well as nourish Earth’s growing population.
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Research might seem like it happens primarily in labs or hospitals, under microscopes or with the latest in high-tech equipment. But in California, where farming is a $60B industry, science is happening down on the farm — and research is an essential part of putting food on the
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Scientists at @ucdavis have developed wheat plants that stimulate the production of their own fertilizer, opening the path toward less air and water pollution worldwide and lower costs for farmers.
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UC Davis scientists have developed wheat plants that produce their own fertilizer, opening the door for less air and water pollution and lower costs for farmers.
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Thanks to @CAgovernor for spotlighting this life-saving research at @UCLA. This work would not be possible without federal funding for science #SpeakUp4Science
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When there's something weird growing on your farm... Who ya gonna call? @ucanr 👩🌾🌱
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A new pilot program led by @UCSDJacobs will help close the talent gap in the fast-growing U.S. semiconductor industry — critical to advances in AI, health care & more — by offering students free access to technical courses & hands-on fabrication training. https://t.co/osXqqWKjMn
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Future of Farming: @ucmerced and @ucanr are testing an irrigation system powered by artificial intelligence to deliver the precise amount of water needed and measure the results.
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An almond orchard in Parlier provides a look into the future of farming, thanks to an irrigation system that offers previously unthinkable precision.
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Does your grocery list have these items on it? 🍊 Cuties 🍓 Strawberries 🥑 Avocado 🥜 Almonds/Pistachios 🍅 Ketchup 🍷 Wine It might surprise you to learn that many of the foods you eat every day were developed by the University of California.
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Across university farms and labs, and in partnership with growers and ranchers around the state, research from the University of California is at the root of the nation’s abundance.
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Why America is so good at producing cults? @UCBerkeley Professor Poulomi Saha explains what we get wrong about cults, and why their popularity in media today points to a cultural yearning for an alternative way of life.
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Researchers at @ucdavis developing new technologies and workforce training programs to grow plants in low-resource environments both on Earth and in space #SpeakUp4Science
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Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have been awarded a $3 million National Science Foundation grant to develop new technologies and workforce training programs to grow plants in...
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Using CRISPR to boost a healthy gene, scientists stopped seizures in mice—giving hope for kids with a childhood brain disorder. "A therapy like this in the clinic could improve their ability to talk and even live independently,” @UCSF's Kevin Bender says.
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A study using CRISPR restored brain connectivity and made the brain more resilient to seizures, which are often seen in a form of severe autism.
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Water conservation of farms would save Colorado River water. Read more ⬇️ @ucrspp #conservation
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The most cost-effective way to conserve the dwindling waters of the Colorado River may not come from building new reservoirs, canals, or wells, but from changing how water is used on farms that...
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#UCSB history professor Patrick McCray shares how universities helped the U.S. become a global science superpower—and how government investments in university research pays off 🔬 Full story: https://t.co/4aMssaTipW
@University of California #SpeakUp4Science #StandUpforUC
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America's leadership "isn't some fixed, unchanging feature of the scientific landscape," says one UC historian.
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