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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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UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman and UC President Michael V. Drake at the June 4 ceremony christening Michael Drake Drive
UC Irvine |

UC Irvine christens Michael Drake Drive to honor former chancellor

Drake, the current UC president, led campus during era of unprecedented growth.
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UC Newsroom |

UC experts convene to discuss innovative solutions to California’s wildfires

The research symposium focused on enhancing the state’s resiliency to wildfire, extreme drought, and climate change.
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UC Irvine |

Aging with vitality

New class examines how and why physical activity can work better than pills.
COVID app on a smartphone
UCLA |

Research aims for best ways to treat COVID-19 at home

10,000 participants sought for online, app-based surveys designed by UCLA, UC Merced and Illinois.
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UC Berkeley via The Conversation |

A new way to remove salts and toxic metals from water

Desalination can help meet growing water needs globally, but current techniques are limited. A new approach holds promise.
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UC Riverside |

Prolonging life for those on dialysis

A $3M National Institutes of Health grant to three UC campuses will seek to improve survival rates for patients on dialysis.
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UC San Diego |

Cross-border effort to vaccinate 10,000 maquiladora workers

UC San Diego Health is vaccinating about 1,500 workers daily at a mobile clinic in Baja California.
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UCSF |

Feeling post-lockdown anxiety? We’ve got you covered.

Experts provide advice on navigating COVID-19 reopenings and webinars to boost your resiliency.
The NFT for Jim Allison’s Nobel Prize-winning invention
UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley will auction NFTs of Nobel Prize-winning inventions to fund research

Nonfungible tokens are all the rage, and now UC Berkeley is minting its own to raise money for research and education.
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UC Santa Barbara |

The write stuff

A writing workshop for student veterans offers an opportunity to tell their stories and connect with peers.
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UC San Diego |

Nation’s first civility research center at UC San Diego to address juvenile justice reform

Their first project will study, evaluate and refine a national model of best practices to promote national criminal justice reform and reduce mass incarceration.
Two teens stand in front of locker in 13 Reasons Why
UCLA |

Can TV shows help with teen mental health?

A UCLA report suggests they can, but only when topics are approached in a credible, supportive way.