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UC researchers tracking asteroids, space debris
Recent close encounters with intergalactic objects are examples of dangers scientists hope to help Earth avoid.
UC researchers tracking asteroids, space debris
Recent close encounters with intergalactic objects are examples of dangers scientists hope to help Earth avoid.
ANR
Global forum provides food for thought
Wide-ranging discussion addresses hunger, farming, food supply for a world population expected to reach 8 billion in a dozen years.
Global forum provides food for thought
Wide-ranging discussion addresses hunger, farming, food supply for a world population expected to reach 8 billion in a dozen years.
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Health, cognitive benefits of awareness
Research examines the many ways we benefit from reducing distraction, focusing on the present.
Health, cognitive benefits of awareness
Research examines the many ways we benefit from reducing distraction, focusing on the present.
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Keck Observatory celebrates 20 years of cosmic discovery
Twin telescopes atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea are co-managed by the University of California.
Keck Observatory celebrates 20 years of cosmic discovery
Twin telescopes atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea are co-managed by the University of California.
UC Irvine
Database reveals bright spots, problem areas
UC Irvine economists analyze multiple factors that may influence state's economic recovery.
Database reveals bright spots, problem areas
UC Irvine economists analyze multiple factors that may influence state's economic recovery.
UC Santa Cruz
Sandra Faber honored at White House Ceremony
Faber, a University Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz and the interim director of UC Observatories, was honored along with 11 other recipients of the National Medal of Science.
Sandra Faber honored at White House Ceremony
Faber, a University Professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz and the interim director of UC Observatories, was honored along with 11 other recipients of the National Medal of Science.
UCOP
President Yudof to end his tenure in August
After nearly five years leading the UC system, President Yudof will return to teaching law.
President Yudof to end his tenure in August
After nearly five years leading the UC system, President Yudof will return to teaching law.
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Political victory, individual triumphs propelled UC 'onward'
Accomplishments ranged from Nobel laureates to poet laureate to the 'holy grail' of physics.
Political victory, individual triumphs propelled UC 'onward'
Accomplishments ranged from Nobel laureates to poet laureate to the 'holy grail' of physics.
UCLA
Scholarship fund will cover entire cost for select students
New gift, along with previous philanthropic support to David Geffen School of Medicine, makes entertainment executive largest-ever donor to UCLA.
Scholarship fund will cover entire cost for select students
New gift, along with previous philanthropic support to David Geffen School of Medicine, makes entertainment executive largest-ever donor to UCLA.
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U.S. Supreme Court to review Prop. 8
Court will hear arguments on state ban on gay marriage and will review constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.
U.S. Supreme Court to review Prop. 8
Court will hear arguments on state ban on gay marriage and will review constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.
UC Santa Barbara
Oil: a three-letter word
UC Santa Barbara's David Valentine researches the composition of the substance on which we depend so heavily.
Oil: a three-letter word
UC Santa Barbara's David Valentine researches the composition of the substance on which we depend so heavily.
UC Merced
Sierra institute eyes climate's impact on landscape
Roger Bales leads UC Merced's Sierra Nevada Research Institute in a quest to measure not just water, but the environmental balance of the landscape.
Sierra institute eyes climate's impact on landscape
Roger Bales leads UC Merced's Sierra Nevada Research Institute in a quest to measure not just water, but the environmental balance of the landscape.
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Glenn Kaino: Imagination is a perishable skill
UC alum uses the creative process to explore critical issues facing the world.
Glenn Kaino: Imagination is a perishable skill
UC alum uses the creative process to explore critical issues facing the world.
UC Santa Cruz
Seeking what makes animals most vulnerable
UC Santa Cruz ecologist Terrie Williams is equipping students to make the environment safe for the world's species.
Seeking what makes animals most vulnerable
UC Santa Cruz ecologist Terrie Williams is equipping students to make the environment safe for the world's species.
UC Santa Cruz
Astrophysicist scans heavens for a planet like ours
Far away from our own solar system, UC Santa Cruz professor Steve Vogt has found a planet that could support life.
Astrophysicist scans heavens for a planet like ours
Far away from our own solar system, UC Santa Cruz professor Steve Vogt has found a planet that could support life.
UC Santa Barbara
20,000 lights sent around the globe
John Bowers, director of the UC Santa Barbara Institute for Energy Efficiency, is helping to battle illiteracy, poverty and health problems in the Third World -- one solar light at a time.
20,000 lights sent around the globe
John Bowers, director of the UC Santa Barbara Institute for Energy Efficiency, is helping to battle illiteracy, poverty and health problems in the Third World -- one solar light at a time.