University of California Achieves World Record of 5 Nobel Prizes in One Year
The University of California (UC) has achieved a new world record for the highest number of Nobel Prizes awarded to a single university system in a single year. Over just three days during the month of October, UC faculty secured four Nobel Prizes—more than any other institution worldwide. Including alumni, UC-affiliated scholars received a total of five awards in fields such as medicine, physics, and chemistry.
These accolades recognize groundbreaking discoveries, from advancing our understanding of the immune system to develop lifesaving treatments for diseases like cancer and multiple sclerosis, to pioneering research that laid the groundwork for quantum computing, and designing molecular materials capable of reducing airborne pollution and harvesting drinking water from desert air.
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