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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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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 Irvine Health |

ADHD: Could dogs be the answer?

Therapy dogs can help reduce symptoms in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
David Wu presents on concussion at the 2019 UCSF Grad Slam
UC Newsroom |

At annual grad research contest, students compete to keep it simple

At Grad Slam on May 10, grad students go for glory as they explain their research in three minutes or less.
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UC Newsroom |

Want to ace your tests? Take notes by hand

Even a brand new laptop won't give you an edge over pen and paper.
Kira Stoll, UC Berkeley's director of sustainability stands with solar panels on the top of the Recreational Sports Facility.
UC Newsroom |

Cool Campus Challenge winners announced

More than 22,000 people took actions to reduce their environmental impact during the month-long competition to reduce UC's carbon footprint.
UCSF |

To Boldly Go or Anxiously Hang Back?

A small population of nerve cells in the brain play an important role in anxiety’s influence over behavior.
Two women in 50s hairstyles gossip in black and white photo
UC Riverside |

Study busts myths about gossip

A first-of-its-kind study asserts that women don’t gossip negatively more often than men, among other conclusions.
Michelle Obama with Lena Waithe and Genesis Jackson
UC Newsroom |

Michelle Obama, celebrities, cheer college-bound students for the journey ahead

Nearly 10,000 students packed UCLA's Pauley Pavilion May 1 for College Signing Day, a massive, nationwide celebration of committing to higher education.
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UC San Diego |

2 northern white rhinos are left in the world. Here's how robots could save them.

Flexible robotics designed at UC San Diego could help navigate the tricky issues of saving this subspecies from extinction.
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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley students investigate war crimes using social media

A new generation of human rights investigators is already contributing to vital and Pulitzer Prize-winning work.
Margot Kushel with a patient
UCSF |

UCSF launches new Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative with $30M gift

Marc and Lynne Benioff's donation will create a first-of-its-kind initiative to research the causes of homelessness and find solutions.
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UC Irvine |

Squid skin inspires creation of next-gen heat regulating blanket

Something new to wear into your too hot, too cold office.
Rockfish in among kelp
UC Santa Barbara |

Marine animals more vulnerable to global warming than those on land, study says

An international team of scientists finds the ocean is changing more dramatically than land.