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UC Newsroom |

Next up for UC’s Class of 2025? Building California’s brilliant future

From jobs to graduate school to giving back to the communities they came from, UC’s latest crop of graduates has big plans to make a difference.

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UC Newsroom |

Is college worth it? For University of California grads, the data offers an undeniable ‘Yes!’

Not only do large percentages of UC alums enter the workforce with no student debt, but their degrees deliver an array of economic and social benefits both for themselves and their communities.

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UCSF |

LGBTQ+ health certificate addresses blind spots that turn patients away

Addressing the disconnect between health care providers and sexual or gender minority (SGM) communities inspired UCSF researchers to develop the LGBTQ+ Health Certificate Program, open to all UCSF staff, faculty, students, fellows, and residents.
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UC Davis |

How crushes turn into love for young adults

Hookup culture does not seem to be the norm in real college life, says a first-of-its-kind early relationship study.
Male athlete lying on the floor, feeling exhausted after sports training with dumbbells in a gym
UC Riverside |

Antibiotics wreak havoc on athletic performance

Knocking out gut bacteria deflates the will, ability to exercise, researchers find.
Two young people in blood pressure cuffs talking
UC San Diego |

Here’s an easy way to improve workplace stress — and anyone can do it.

Giving and receiving praise in the workplace may be key to managing day-to-day stress and can enhance performance under pressure.
A screenshot of 4 characters in the game Squish
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz student-developed game releasing to Nintendo Switch

The soon to be released, interactive, fast-paced game Squish was developed by UC Santa Cruz engineering and arts, games, & playable media students.
Varied group of people holding up climate change is a health emergency signs
UC San Francisco |

Launch of the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity

The center is dedicated to the proposition that “taking action on climate change is one of the most powerful health interventions of our time.”
A girl cries outside the Willie de Leon Civic Center in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24, 2022, surrounded by two adults
UCLA |

After mass shootings like Uvalde, national gun control fails — but states often loosen gun laws

After mass shootings, politicians in Washington have failed to pass new gun control legislation, despite public pressure. But laws are being passed at the state level, largely to loosen restrictions.
An autonomous car being tested by several common objects, including a trash bin
UC Irvine |

Autonomous vehicles can be tricked into dangerous driving behavior

Ordinary objects alongside the road can cause a car or truck to halt abruptly, research shows.
A wandering salamander on a tree
UC Berkeley |

Skydiving salamanders live in world’s tallest trees

Salamanders living in the crowns of redwoods are able to glide and maneuver in freefall, suggesting adaptation to living at heights.
Karen Miga in the lab, smiling
UC Santa Cruz |

Karen Miga named one of TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2022

Miga and her colleagues led the team that completed the first, gapless sequence of the human genome.
Baby drinking from a bottle looking up at person feeding
UC Merced |

Baby formula shortages and COVID-19 led to risky feeding practices, study suggests

One out of three formula-feeding families reported using a problematic feeding practice during the pandemic, including substituting cow’s milk or extra water.
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UC Newsroom |

Are you ready to vote? Get prepared!

UC student leaders are urging classmates not to overlook the California primary on June 7.