This special report highlights UC's efforts to help communities battle youth violence. UC Riverside and UC Berkeley are among the 10 national universities – and the only two in California – that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated as Academic Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention.
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All 10 UC campuses joined the nationwide Focus the Nation teach-in on global warming in January. Hundreds of students, faculty and staff participated in roundtable discussions, sustainability demonstrations, community tree plantings and performance art – all aimed at raising awareness of the climate change crisis.
The Yosemite Leadership Program gives UC Merced students internship opportunities in one of the nation's most prized national parks. Interns learn sustainable park management along with strategies to attract more diverse populations of park visitors.