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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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Young people protesting climate change
UC Newsroom |

The University of California declares a climate emergency

UC President Janet Napolitano and all 10 chancellors recognize ‘the need for a drastic societal shift to combat the growing threat of climate change.’
UC Irvine campus
UC Newsroom |

Care about the planet? UC campuses stand out in Sierra magazine’s ‘Cool Schools’ list

Seven campuses are among nation's most eco-friendly, while UC Irvine sets a record for being in the top 10 for a decade.
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UC Davis |

Where DNA falls short in cracking crimes, scientists can use this new tool

Crime buffs know DNA has transformed forensics, but isn't always good enough. That's where proteomics comes in.
Brain scan images
UCSF and UC Davis |

Medical scanning rates continue to rise despite health risks

CT scans deliver far higher doses of radiation than traditional X-rays, a factor patients should consider, researchers say.
Students walking on campus
UC Newsroom |

New UC students share their hopes and dreams

We check in with nine of our newest arrivals as they launch into their journeys at UC.
Democratic presidential primary candidates on the debate stage with a magenta and blue gradient over it
UC Newsroom |

Why negative campaigning works — and how to fight it

Insults and attacks always seem to get our attention, in politics and otherwise. Can we train our brains to flip these negative frames?
A man in front of a room holding his hand in front of his face in frustration
UC Riverside |

New hope for people who stutter

A new clinical trial shows the medication ecopipam shortened stuttering episodes and increased speech fluency.
Four female students study together at a table
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses top the 2020 US News & World Report rankings

Each undergrad campus is among the nation's top 50 public universities, while UCs sweep the social mobility top 3.
AVP of Energy and Sustainability David Philips and Katie Maynard at the award ceremony for the sustainability champion
UC Newsroom |

Meet UC’s 2019 Sustainability Champion

Katie Maynard developed from an undergrad studying biology into one of UC's most potent forces for environmental change.
Salinas Valley pesticide
UC Berkeley |

Prenatal pesticide exposure linked to changes in teen’s brain activity

New study is one of the first to use advanced brain imaging to reveal how exposure to these chemicals changes the brain.
Tall trees in a clearing
UC Davis via The Conversation |

Plants are going extinct up to 350 times faster than the historical norm

Human-driven land clearing and climate change are risking a devastating biodiversity crash.
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UC Newsroom |

UC schools are among those doing the most for the country

Washington Monthly places all nine UC undergrad campuses among the nation’s Top 100 for social mobility and public service.