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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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Nalo Hopkinson with other authors
UC Riverside |

Nalo Hopkinson enters Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman Universe’

Author will pen “House of Whispers,” a new comic series rooted in Afro-Caribbean culture.
Man smoking e-cigarette
UCSF |

Heart attack risk doubles for daily e-cigarette users

Vaping provides no improvement over regular cigarettes, study finds.
Hands holding up plastic bottles
UC Irvine via The Conversation |

Is plastic making us fat?

When it comes to the obesity epidemic, plastics are fuel for the fire.
4-H campers in a canoe
UC Newsroom |

California kids get a taste of science and leadership at UC's 4-H summer camps

UC 4-H Clubs provide an unforgettable summer for campers and counselors alike.
Sleep deprived girl in classroom
UC Berkeley |

How poor sleep can ruin your social life

People found sleep-deprived individuals to be more socially unattractive, and felt lonelier after interacting with them.
Many people in new dorm area complex
UC Merced |

First Merced 2020 Project buildings open to students

State-of-the-art, mixed-use facilities offer more than 700 beds and point the way to a bright future.
UC Riverside doctor burned out
UC Riverside |

Physicians are burning out. Here's why.

One big factor is the use of electronic health records. 
Key in the door
UC Santa Cruz |

Where you put your keys

Ben Storm explains why we tend to misplace just that one thing and why forgetting might be a secret power.
UC Merced |

Study: Snacking on almonds a healthy alternative for breakfast-skipping students

A new study shows the snack can improve key metabolic indicators for breakfast-skipping college students.
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UC Newsroom |

A guilt-free flip-flop

Affordable, sustainable footwear is possible — thanks to the power of algae.
A man and a woman conduct a scientific experiment
UCLA |

UCLA scientists explain principles behind the superpowers of Ant-Man and the Wasp

The characters’ extraordinary abilities are pure science fiction. Or are they?
Left-handed child at blackboard
UC Santa Barbara |

What being left-handed says about culture

The number of left-handed people in a society can help explain its norms, new study finds.