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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 |

The way we've been thinking about olive oil is all wrong.

Olive oils can be appreciated like wines — and the UC Davis Olive Center wants you to have a taste.
UC Newsroom |

Meet the new faces of UC

Discover what brought some of UC's 54,000 extraordinary freshmen and transfer students to their new homes this week.
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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley research leads to Nobel Prize-winning immunotherapy

James Allison shares the 2018 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries he made at UC Berkeley that revolutionized the treatment of cancer.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Decisive sea otters distinguish differences by touch

New research reveals how sea otters hunt through the power of their paws and whiskers.
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UC Davis |

Just like pigeons, people tend to flock

Are we rational? Sure. But crowd panics, market bubbles and other collective actions seem to be built into our species. 
UC Irvine |

Now you just need to remember to exercise!

Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function.
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UC Newsroom |

How we can recycle CO2 to make eco-friendly concrete

UCLA researchers take aim at a surprisingly large source of greenhouse gas emissions: concrete.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Call me Emoji

‘Moby Dick’ has been translated into emojis. True story. 
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UC Newsroom |

It’s your future. Have a say in it

Students could wield the influence of Baby Boomers — if they're willing to step up and vote.
UC Newsroom |

Innovative ideation challenge aims to catalyze new direction in breast cancer research

The California Breast Cancer Research Program wants your bold breast cancer prevention research ideas.
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UC Riverside |

Among body shapes, pears are healthier than apples

Obesity's effects may be different for men and women.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Sniffing out sharks

A white shark’s acute sense of smell is legendary. Now humans can sniff them out as well.