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UC Newsroom |

Coming of age in a warming world: How UC students are turning climate anxiety into action

How do UC students think about their futures, knowing that the climate they were born into will probably look a whole lot different than the one they grow old in?

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A UC degree launched Miguel Tamayo’s life as an aerospace engineer. Here’s how he paid for college.

Hear how one student paid for a UC education. 

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UC San Diego |

Survey finds e-cigarette online market on fire

Researchers find that there are 466 brands online and 10 new brands introduced every month, making regulating the market increasingly complex.
UC Berkeley |

Your genes affect your betting behavior

Study finds that decisions in a simple competitive game are influenced by specific variants of dopamine regulators in a person’s brain.
UCLA |

UCLA faculty strengthen ties with Mexico

Campus seeks more collaborative projects and student-faculty exchanges alongside UC systemwide initiative.
UC Berkeley |

Algorithm helps explain sex in evolution

Computer theorists describe strategy used by genes during sexual recombination.
UC Irvine |

President Obama celebrates class of 2014

He punctuates speech on climate change before 6,000 new graduates with a hearty “Zot! Zot! Zot!”
UC San Diego |

Lower vitamin D level in blood linked to higher premature death rate

People with deficiency are twice as likely to die early, study finds
UCLA |

Mom of three sets example for her sons as UCLA graduate

Most evenings you can find UCLA student Deanna Jordan at home on her computer, engrossed in assignments and class readings. This may sound typical for any dedicated college student, but most undergrads don’t have a trio of elementary school-age children…
UCLA |

Public universities drive social mobility, UCLA speaker tells grads

Nobel laureate, UCLA alum and UC Berkeley professor Randy Schekman addresses commencement ceremonies, accepts the UCLA Medal.
UC San Diego |

GoPro founder's five lessons for success

Nick Woodman shares some keys to charting a successful path with fellow alumni.
UC San Francisco |

Mexican genetics study reveals huge variation in ancestry

UC San Francisco-Stanford team uncovers basis for health differences among Latinos in Mexico.
UC Newsroom |

Sustainability conference brings together state’s colleges

Annual meeting provides venue for sharing best green practices among UC, CSU, community colleges and private universities.
Keith Harper
California Magazine |

First Native American U.S. ambassador starts UN job

Cal alum Keith Harper says he always wanted a career that helped his people—indigenous people. Now he'll represent the U.S. on the United Nation’s Human Rights Council.