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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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D’Vonte Johnson
UC Santa Barbara |

With new rig, student can achieve director dream

D’Vonte Johnson is ready to turn auteur, thanks to a student-designed camera rig compatible with cerebral palsy.
A series of Alzheimer plaques
UC Davis and UCSF |

What do dating technology and Alzheimer's have in common?

Artificial intelligence, developed around the same ‘swipe right’ approach we associate with dating apps, could vastly scale up Alzheimer’s research.
Baby on blanket
UC San Diego |

Nicotine exposure in newborns alters neurons, predisposes brain to addiction

Exposure to nicotine through mother's milk induced a number of changes in young mice.
Man in bed looking surprised and scared
UC Berkeley |

Lack of sleep shrinks men's testicles?

UC Berkeley scientist Matt Walker shows how missing sleep can really catch up with you in his new TED Talk.
Professor holding a clapperboard
UC Irvine |

Cyber Shakespeare

All UC students can see the Bard's world brought to life in a new online course.
UC Merced |

UC Merced student pays tribute to her farmworker parents in a viral photo

Anna Ocegueda's parents came to the U.S. for a better life. Her snapshot of what that looks like inspired thousands.
UC Merced solar panels on the Science and Engineering building
UC Newsroom |

UC is now the No. 1 university in the country for renewable electricity

UC leads universities across the country in the EPA's Green Power Partnership rankings.
Drake's Bay at Point Reyes National Seashore
UC Natural Reserve System |

UC reserve system grows to include Point Reyes, Mount Lassen

The new locations will provide opportunities for scientists and students as part of the world's largest university-administered reserve network.
Tyler Chen
UC Berkeley |

Top graduating senior an aspiring Elon Musk — minus the tweeting

Iconoclastic bioengineering and materials science major is the winner of the 2019 University Medal.
Two psychiatrists walk in Oakland
UCSF |

These psychiatrists bring mental health care to those who need it most

A program at UCSF is training psychiatrists to care for people often overlooked by the mental health care system.
Alex Arnold, Janet Napolitano and Gene Block
UC Newsroom |

UC president recognizes students for outstanding leadership

Alex Arnold and Enid Partika were honored for their on-campus leadership at the May 16 UC Regents meeting.
Hands holding up a #MeToo sign
UC San Diego via The Conversation |

How has #MeToo changed the way we live?

A new study provides insight into three questions that are central to today’s media coverage of #MeToo.