Small volcanic eruptions explain warming hiatus
Lawrence Livermore Lab
January 8, 2015
How? Volcanoes cool the atmosphere because of the sulfur dioxide that is expelled during eruptions.
In the News
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UC Davis launches food institute
Sacramento Bee
January 15, 2015
A symposium exploring discovery, innovation and collaboration in food, agriculture and health marked the launch of the Innovation Institute for Food and Health at UC Davis, a partnership with Mars Inc.
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UCLA
January 15, 2015
A long-lost audio recording of a 1965 speech at UCLA by the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has been unearthed on campus.
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Here is the average student debt burden in each state
Huffington Post
January 13, 2015
By this measure, California's low ranking is a very good thing.
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Press Releases
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Board of Regents approves new UC chief operating officer
January 22, 2015
Rachael Nava is appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer at UC’s Office of the President.
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UC Regents approve creation of select advisory committee
January 21, 2015
UC Regents committee votes to recommend the formation of a select advisory committee that will examine the university’s cost structure and the role of the university.
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UC meets milestone goals to address sexual violence on campuses
January 21, 2015
The measures were among the seven recommendations the President’s Task Force on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Violence and Sexual Assault issued in September.
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Yvette Gullatt named UC vice provost for diversity and engagement
January 21, 2015
Gullatt will oversee issues of diversity and inclusion and coordinate efforts in these areas across all levels of the university.
Video
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Why carrots taste sweeter in winter
UCLA's Liz Roth-Johnson explains why carrots have more sugar when it's cold outside.
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How power makes people selfish
'Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely,' said the British historian Lord Acton. Unfortunately, this is not entirely a myth. UC Berkeley psychologist Dacher Keltner explains some of the ways in which power encourages individuals to act on their own whims, desires and impulses.
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Where does gold come from?
The iron in our blood or the oxygen that we breathe all formed during chemical reactions inside of a star. But when it comes to heavier elements such as gold, a different process might be at play. UC Santa Cruz's Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz has his own theory about where gold comes from in the universe — it may have to do with the spectacular explosions of supernovae.
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Is sugar in fruit different than sugar in soda?
How does the sugar in fruit compare to the sugar in processed foods like soda or cookies? Kimber Stanhope, a nutritional biologist at UC Davis, walks us through the science.
Science Today
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Happy birthday to the largest university-administered reserve system in the world! UC’s network of wildlands provides places for study and protects the flora, fauna, and landscapes unique to this state.