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Why 2021 is the year of the ‘messy middle’ — and how New Year’s resolutions can help
Ask yourself these five questions when setting 2021 goals.
Lessons from Dante in a time of COVID-19
Reflecting on the poem’s renewed relevance on the 700th anniversary of its completion.
Youth using e-cigarettes 3 times as likely to become daily cigarette smokers
Age at first use and number of tobacco products consumed also increases addiction risk.
In shaky times, focus on past successes, if overly anxious, depressed
Focusing on what you get right, instead of what you get wrong, can help your judgment if anxious or depressed, a new study says.
Arianna’s long path to the stars
An astrophysicist faces the universe’s darkness with help from those around her and from the stars above her.
Greta is right, researchers say
A global team of scientists suggests extraordinary action on sustainability is necessary soon to avoid a dark future.
How worried should you be about the new coronavirus variant?
UCSF infectious disease expert Charles Chiu on how the new variant emerged, whether available vaccines will still work and what we need to do now.
Confronting pervasive segregation
New report on status of Black students urges incoming Biden administration to confront pervasive segregation.
Survey finds strain among high school seniors in pandemic uncertainty
New research details the high level of uncertainty and financial stress experienced by California high school seniors weighing college during a pandemic.
New intervention for childhood trauma treats the whole family
When traumas occur, experts now believe it’s most effective to treat the whole family. A new intervention will explore this idea over a three-year period.
Developing a drug for stuttering
The UC Riverside School of Medicine will serve as a lead site for a clinical trial on stuttering.
Making methane on Mars
How physicists are making a return trip from the Red Planet a possibility.
Apply to be the next student regent
The University of California Board of Regents is searching for the 2022-23 student regent to serve on UC’s governing body.
How UC fought COVID-19 in 2020
A look at where we started and how far we’ve come following the unprecedented mobilization of the health and research enterprise against a devastating pandemic.
Vaccination begins — a watershed moment in COVID-19 pandemic
UC medical centers begin administering the long-hoped for vaccine to essential and frontline workers.
Another opportunity for DACA students
A federal ruling restores the program for undocumented students. Jennifer Nájera, associate professor and chair of Ethnic Studies, tells us why this matters.
Breast milk could help treat COVID-19 and protect babies
A new study suggests the breastmilk of mothers who have recovered from COVID-19 contains strong antibodies to the virus.
Meet Delano’s new mayor: 25-year-old UC Berkeley alum Bryan Osorio Trujillo
In his Kern County hometown, Osorio will focus on keeping workers safe from COVID-19, programs to stem gang violence and water affordability.
UC convenes Artificial Intelligence Working Group to harness innovative technology, establish guardrails for equitable and ethical use
The group will harness the intellectual horsepower of the university to realize the benefits of AI while establishing necessary safeguards.
$6.3M will help UC Riverside save America’s avocado orchards
Scientists to take on the imposing threats of incurable fungus, root rot and salinity.