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UC Newsroom |

Fresh faces on campus: Welcoming UC’s newest undergrads

Our new undergrads have never been more diverse or more inspiring. Here are a few of their stories.

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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA

Ruvkun obtained his B.A. in biophysics from UC Berkeley in 1973.

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Veronique Beiss prepares a tray of plants to produce cowpea mosaic virus nanoparticles.
UC San Diego |

Researchers shed light on why a certain plant virus is so powerful at fighting cancer

When injected into a tumor, cowpea mosaic virus triggers the immune system to treat the cancer and prevents it from recurring.
Carbon monoxide detector plugged into a wall outlet
UC Santa Cruz |

Unlocking a cure for carbon monoxide poisoning

This silent killer claims 400 people a year, and causes another 20K emergency room visits.
UC San Diego campus
UC Newsroom |

UC announces Native American Opportunity Plan

The effort is part of UC’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence.
A bowl of cauliflower, spinach, tofu and other plant-based foods
UC Irvine |

Turning Anteaters into plant eaters

Campus dining halls are offering more meals that minimize meat.
Hari Srinivasan in front of a bookcase
UC Berkeley |

‘Minimally speaking autistic’ student wins Soros fellowship for Ph.D.

The psychology major is the first student with oral-motor apraxia to win the prestigious award.
An older man in a mask looks out a window reflecting trees wistfully
UC San Francisco |

How your mental health could impact your chances of breakthrough COVID

A UCSF-led study shows inflated risk in people with psychosis, substance abuse and anxiety.
A young girl in a mask stares out an airplane window, mom in background
UC Riverside |

To mask or not to mask without mandates

UC Riverside experts on how to proceed with masking when mandates are no longer in effect.
A biodegradable sneaker made of algae
UC San Diego |

Sustainable sneakers: Scientists create the world’s first biodegradable shoe

UC San Diego scientists to launch their algae-based shoes through the company Blueview.
2019 Grad Slam winner Katie Murphy cheers with her trophy and giant check
UC Newsroom |

Grad Slam is on! Grad students prepare to wow with 3-minute talks

Annual contest challenges master's and Ph.D. students to explain their research — succinctly — to a general audience. 
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UC San Francisco |

Psilocybin rewires the brain for people with depression

Study suggests new mechanism for how psychedelics affect the brain.
A drone depicted from below
UC Berkeley, UC Merced |

Flying buses in California skies?

Advanced air mobility could help people and goods in modes and environments previously underserved by traditional means get where they need to go.
Young woman vaping big cloud of smoke
UC San Diego |

E-cigarettes alter inflammatory state of brain, heart, lungs and colon

Study ties chronic JUUL use to inflammatory changes across body; results depend on e-cigarette flavor.