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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 Irvine |

Researchers to join national effort to build atlas of human breast cells

The project, supported by a $4M grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, will be a vital part of the Human Cell Atlas.
The border wall
UC San Diego via The Conversation |

Thousands of asylum seekers left waiting at the US-Mexico border

 A new U.S. policy has left thousands waiting to request asylum in Mexican border cities since the summer of 2018.
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UC Berkeley |

Scientists chart course toward a new world of synthetic biology

Genetically engineered trees that provide fire-resistant lumber for homes? We're on the cusp of a revolution.
UCSF researcher in her lab
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses among the world’s best in two new global rankings

UC recognized for its research quality and outsized influence in scholarly and academic publications around the globe.
tunnel with light at the end
UC Riverside |

The trip of an after-lifetime

A growing community of researchers are approaching near-death experiences from an academic standpoint.
Protein power and supplement pills
UC San Francisco |

22 percent of young men engage in ‘disordered eating’ to bulk up

Skinny self-image, heavy workouts in adolescence are warning signs of ‘disordered eating’ researchers find.
Trying on clothes at the Cantu Clothing Closet
UC Newsroom |

Finally, a closet that’s fun to be in

Trans and nonbinary students get a great, free place to shop at UC Santa Cruz's Cantú Clothing Closet.
Gidget the sea otter
UCLA |

Sea otters' low genetic diversity could spell trouble

The furry little creature isn't endangered, but a history of population declines can make extinction more of a risk.
an infant feeding from formula
UCSF |

A little formula in first days of life may not impact breastfeeding at 6 months

A new answer to a common parenting dilemma: to offer or not to offer formula to help newborns gain weight.
A fake President Obama and a real President Obama, as part of deepfake explanation
UC Berkeley |

New technology helps media detect ‘deepfakes’

From wrinkled noses to pursed lips, the distinct quirks in how we speak may hold the key to combating manipulated videos.
Professor lying on top of cereal boxes
UC Santa Barbara |

The art of nothing

William Davies King has been collecting cereal boxes for 40 years. A new art piece will make them all disappear.
Annabeth Rosen looks at a wall of pictures
UC Davis |

How UC Davis’ Temporary Building 9 changed the art world

TB 9 is just a building, but it has nurtured artists at UC Davis and birthed an art movement.