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7 world-changing UC innovations that emerged from federal research funding

From the internet to the ozone layer, AI to the human genome, UC scientists have turned federal research funding into history-making, economy-boosting solutions.

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Cuts to federal science spending will cost every American

America’s scientific leadership is teetering. The proposed federal budget would send it off a cliff.

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UC Santa Barbara |

How to become a more curious person, according to new research

With a curiosity-building app, researchers Madeleine Gross and Jonathan Schooler explore how personality can shift through small daily actions.
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UC Davis |

Telehealth can improve care for cats with chronic health issues

Research finds informal video visits are beneficial for humans and their pets.
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UC Berkeley |

In search of a way to improve humans’ faulty memories and bad habits

Allison Harvey, a UC Berkeley psychology professor, says lessons from science can help everyone instill good habits — and even lead to more effective patient treatments.
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UC San Francisco |

The quest to reinvent anesthesia

UCSF researchers are scouring millions of compounds – with help from tiny zebrafish – to create anesthetics safe enough to use without an anesthesiologist.
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UC Berkeley |

Psychopathic personality is measured with a 1970s checklist. A UC Berkeley psychologist says it’s time to upgrade.

By using a new way to measure psychopathy, Keanan Joyner says we could potentially decrease the cost of the disorder to the U.S. criminal justice system, estimated at $460 billion each year.
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UC Riverside |

A California dairy tried to capture its methane. It worked.

Sealing manure ponds at a Central Valley farm cut emissions dramatically.
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UC San Francisco |

I’m a spine doctor. Here’s how I take care of my back

Hitting the gym at 5 a.m., passing on the dessert, and doing squats deskside are tactics some people employ to keep pain-free and nimble. Thankfully, this physician advocates an easier approach.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis launches small-batch wine label

Hilgard631 wine sales will benefit student scholarship.
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UC San Diego |

To study cancer ‘kill switch,’ UC San Diego scientists will send stem cells to space

Rebecsinib’s power to stop deadly cancers in their tracks will enter Phase 1 clinical trial this year.
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UC Newsroom |

How UC’s College Corps student volunteers are helping tackle some of California’s biggest challenges

College Corps connects some 10,000 students from 44 colleges up and down the state with paid fellowships at hundreds of local nonprofits working to address crucial challenge areas for California.
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UC Newsroom |

Is college worth it? For University of California grads, the data offers an undeniable ‘Yes!’

Not only do large percentages of UC alums enter the workforce with no student debt, but their degrees deliver an array of economic and social benefits both for themselves and their communities.
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UC Newsroom |

Next up for UC’s Class of 2025? Building California’s brilliant future

From jobs to graduate school to giving back to the communities they came from, UC’s latest crop of graduates has big plans to make a difference.