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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 San Diego |

The science of work

Are innovators born or are they created? Elizabeth Lyons sets out to answer questions just like this.
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UCLA via The Conversation |

Adolescents have a fundamental need to contribute

Teens get a bad rap as selfish, dangerous risk-takers, but neuroscience and psychology are revising that image.
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UC Davis |

How quickly we normalize extreme weather

Two billion tweets provide a glimpse into how we perceive our changing climate.
Two women on a sidewalk hold a board showing different sizes of bottles and cans
UC Berkeley |

Three years into soda tax, sugary drink consumption down more than 50 percent in Berkeley

Taxes may be a promising new tool in the fight again obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.
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UCSF |

Most triggers for irregular heartbeat can be easily modified

The majority of atrial fibrillation triggers are lifestyle-related, such as alcohol, caffeine, exercise and lack of sleep.
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UC Irvine |

What makes college students tick?

Eight years ago, we learned students spend half as much time on homework as they did in the '60s. What will we learn this time?
Young Creators and Visionaries Collaborative
UC Newsroom |

Young, gifted and black: The next generation of artists and entrepreneurs

This Black History Month, we are tuning into visions of the future from our current students and recent alums.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Finding the elusive drinking ‘brake’

New research has uncovered a mechanism that helps us modulate our drinking — when it functions properly.
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UC Riverside |

Female presidents are held to higher standards than males

A new analysis of presidential approval ratings reveals truths about gender biases.
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UC Newsroom |

Sloan Foundation taps 19 UC faculty as rising stars in science

UC leads colleges and universities in the number of recipients of this year's distinguished annual award.
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UC Newsroom |

Swipe right: 7 tips for online dating

UC Berkeley's Skyler Wang tells you what you need to know about online dating.
Madeleine Albright in conversation with Martha Mendoza
UC Santa Cruz |

The ghosts of fascism: Madeleine Albright in conversation with Pulitzer Prize winner Martha Mendoza

The former secretary of state warns a capacity crowd about the rise of authoritarianism.