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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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UC Newsroom |

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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Marlen Ríos-Hernández sits on stairs
UC Riverside |

A Ph.D. in punk? Only at UC Riverside

Doctoral candidate Marlen Ríos-Hernández takes a scholarly approach to the mosh pit.
Two half-full beers on a sandy beach
UC Irvine |

Climate change may deplete the world's beer

And you thought beer was expensive already: Declining barley production could make the beverage a luxury item.
A Hard Day's Night poster featuring the Beatles
UCLA |

New course on the Beatles comes together

Award-winning filmmaker will teach the band’s story through film, video and interviews with music industry executives.
UCSF Shuvo Roy
UCSF |

The Kidney Project and the bioartificial pancreas: When inspiration strikes twice

Shuvo Roy is not content to just work on the world's first bioartificial kidney. Now he's doing the same for the pancreas.
A man and a woman at a microphone
UC Berkeley |

Why we think women sound shrill

Why do men seem to speak with more authority? Because we've engineered them to sound that way, says Tom McEnaney.
UC Santa Cruz |

Nine in 10 Silicon Valley jobs pay less now than 20 years ago

Silicon Valley's business models concentrate wealth, new research finds.
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UC Newsroom |

UC’s fresh crop of MacArthur geniuses

UC Davis professor Sarah Stewart — who literally shoots for the moon — is among five new UC-affiliated MacArthur fellows.
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UC San Diego |

What if doctors could zero in on the one action that would make the most impact on your health?

Health choices made easy, thanks to a new model that relies on data from your FitBit.
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UC Newsroom |

UC named a national leader in renewable energy

For the second year in a row, the EPA recognizes the University of California with a Green Power Leadership Award.
UCAN students next to bear statue in Sacramento
UC Newsroom |

Wanted: Student ambassadors to build support in Sacramento

The UC Advocacy Network is looking for new ambassadors to represent UC student interests at the state Capitol.
Students sitting at Janet Napolitano's Stockton visit
UC Newsroom |

UC president to Stockton students: We want you

A visit from civic and UC leaders has Stockton students excited to achieve college.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Smartphone, M.D.

A new app developed by UC Santa Barbara researchers enables a smartphone to ID bacteria in just one hour.