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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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UC Davis |

DDT linked to higher risk of diabetes among Asian Indian immigrants to U.S.

Prior exposure to the notorious pollutant may explain the population's higher rate of Type 2 diabetes.
Blood cells and glucose floating in vein
UC Merced |

Exploring how lipids and cholesterol relate to Alzheimer’s

Though the motor proteins they study may be tiny, professor Jing Xu and her students could make a huge contribution to the study of the disease.
DNA Chromosome
UCSF |

In Down syndrome mouse model, scientists reverse intellectual deficits with drugs

Scientists were able to correct learning and memory deficits associated with the condition in a surprising new finding.
Arctic sea ice
UCLA |

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044

New study narrows the predicted timeframe for one worrying result of climate change.
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UC Agriculture and Natural Resources |

California’s working landscape generates $333 billion in sales, 1.5 million jobs

A new analysis shows agriculture and natural resources are key to the state's economic vitality.
Children raising their hands
UC Davis |

Are students breathing good air?

A new study from Berkeley Lab/UC Davis finds many California classrooms don't have sufficient ventilation.
Breast cancer tumor in its microenvironment
UCSF |

Researchers halt spread of some metastatic breast cancers by blocking enzyme

Findings in mice point to new approach that may help make some metastatic breast cancers susceptible to immunotherapy.
A solar panel and a camera with the mountains of Ortega Ridge behind
UC San Diego |

UC's race to stay ahead of wildfires

UC San Diego matches increased fire danger with improved monitoring capability.
Puzzle piece in brain
UC Santa Barbara |

Escaping Alzheimer’s

One woman’s resistance to genetic, early-onset Alzheimer’s may hold the key to future therapies.
Kids run through an outdoor hallway
UC Berkeley |

California students to get later school start, thanks to UC Berkeley alum

Two alums played a crucial role in the development of a new law that pushed back California school start times.
UC students rally outside SCOTUS
UC Newsroom |

As Supreme Court takes up DACA, UC students rally in support

Students braved poor weather to boost the spirits of those with fates in the balance as UC defended DACA recipients inside the court.
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UC Newsroom |

‘Our futures are being tossed like a coin’

UC Irvine law student will be before the Supreme Court next week to fight for the right of others like her to work and pay taxes.