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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 Davis |

Zika vaccine protects fetus in pregnant monkeys

An experimental Zika vaccine shows promise for preventing mother-to-fetus transmission of the virus.
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UC Santa Barbara |

The giving season

Evolutionary anthropologist Michael Gurven explains why the holidays bring out the better angels of our nature.
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UC Newsroom |

Five UC research stories that got the world talking in 2019

A device that translates brain signals into speech is just one of the UC breakthroughs that got the world’s attention in 2019.
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UC Newsroom |

UC supporters step forward with generous year-end donations

Gifts from UC’s staunchest allies and students will make a lasting impact on the university and the world at large.
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UCLA |

The mystery of Easter Island revealed?

Rapanui people likely believed the ancient monoliths helped food grow on the Polynesian island, study says.
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UC San Diego |

Atmospheric river storms create $1 billion-a-year flood damage

These massive storms are likely to grow in intensity in coming years.
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UC Santa Cruz and Sonoma State University |

Bringing sea otters back to San Francisco Bay

The California population could triple if otters returned to their historic home — they just need to get past those great white sharks first.
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UC Davis |

Outlook for the polar regions in a world that's 2 degrees warmer

A major new study reveals how rapidly the Arctic is warming and examines its global consequences.
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UC Riverside |

Divided GOP and Dems stand, united they worry in 2020

There's surprising common ground among the voters of both parties: They're going to worry. A lot, and similarly.
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UC San Diego |

Have you found meaning in life? Your answer influences your health and well-being

A new study examines meaning in life and its relationship with physical, mental and cognitive functioning.
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UC Berkeley |

Drugs that quell brain inflammation reverse dementia

‘We can reverse brain aging,’ says UC Berkeley biologist Daniela Kaufer.
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The Conversation |

Limited eating times could be a new way to fight obesity and diabetes

What if you could treat common conditions just by limiting when you eat and drink all your calories? New research says it might work.