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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 Newsroom |

UC grad students pitch solutions in Sacramento

Ph.D. and master's students will show lawmakers how they are creating the next generation of advancements.
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UCLA |

The Doors’ Ray Manzarek and Jim Morrison as college students, preserved on film

The UCLA Film and Television Archive is crowdfunding an effort to preserve films featuring the two alums.
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UC Merced |

New project aims to predict people likely to use firearms in suicides

Shocking stats about suicide by firearm (the most common method in the U.S.) move professors to action.
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UCLA |

The parallels of female power in ancient Egypt and modern times

In her latest book, Kara Cooney notes how a ruler’s gender matters far less than whose agendas are served.
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UC Newsroom |

Thinking about graduate school? UC programs top US News 2020 rankings

Business, law, medicine, nursing, engineering and education programs are among the best in the nation — again.
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UC Newsroom |

Opportunity rising: The UC women fostering equality every day

A Women's History Month tribute to current students who are integrating equality into their lives, every single day.
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UC Berkeley |

Dragging? Blame the ‘time pollution’ of springing forward

The body doesn't take kindly to time change.
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UC Davis |

Dementia looks different in brains of Latinos

A first-of-its-kind study has uncovered dramatic racial differences in the brains of those with dementia.
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UC Newsroom |

UC and Michelle Obama to cheer on California’s college-bound students

UCLA will host huge College Signing Day celebration of college opportunity.
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UC Newsroom |

Think you know women's history?

See how well you know these unforgettable UC women by taking our Women's History Month quiz.
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UCLA |

An easy life hack to make weekends more refreshing

Does treating your weekend like a vacation make you happier? A working paper says yes.
Jeff Mackie Mason UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley |

Why UC split with publishing giant Elsevier

Universal open access to UC research and contained costs were important, unmet goals.