Power of 10: News from UC campuses
UC Berkeley molecular biologist Lin He and computer scientist Maneesh Agrawala are among the 2009 MacArthur Fellows. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation gives the so-called genius award to recognize those who demonstrate creativity and potential to make an impact in their field. Each fellow receives a $500,000 prize.
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UC Davis and UC Berkeley launched the Migration and Health Research Center to study illnesses and injuries among migrants. The resulting discoveries will help guide public policies in alleviating health problems such as lung and heart disease, diabetes and occupational disease among these populations.
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UC Irvine biomedical engineering professor Michelle Khine used her favorite childhood toy — Shrinky Dinks — and a toaster oven to fabricate microfluidic chips, diagnostic tools that can be used in pharmaceutical development, disease detection and manufacturing. Khine's zany approach won her a spot on Technology Review's TR35 list of business and technology innovators under 35.
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UCLA's first Volunteer Day sent 4,300 students through Los Angeles planting trees, cleaning up parks and beaches, painting schools and performing other chores at 26 work sites. UCLA's new Volunteer Center opened the day before the Sept. 22 event.
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UC Merced awarded grants and scholarships to nearly 75 percent of its students. This academic year 2,230 undergraduates will receive more than $28.2 million in aid that does not need to be repaid.
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UC Riverside cell biologists found a link between second-hand smoke and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, a common cause of chronic liver injury.
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UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography is partnering with the San Diego Unified School District to pair earth science graduate students with high school classes to develop curriculum and hands-on science training.
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UC San Francisco researchers have concluded that private umbilical cord banking is not cost-effective unless the likelihood of a child needing a stem cell transplant is greater than one in 110. A survey of private cord banks found that of 460,000 cord blood units banked, only 99 were used in treatments.
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UC Santa Barbara enrolled 100 high school students in its new School for Scientific Thought, which offers free Saturday mini-courses from the California NanoSystems Institute.
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UC Santa Cruz received a $1.1 million five-year National Institutes of Health grant to support an enrichment program for community college students interested in pursuing research science careers.
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