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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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Surgical masks in an orderly pile
UC Davis |

Which type of face covering works best?

New UC Davis research compares surgical, N95 and homemade cloth masks.
Surfer surfing on a big wave
UC San Diego |

Liquid asset

UC San Diego’s surf team embraces the San Diego ethos of success: Do what you love, work hard, play hard.
An election like no other. Getting Californians ready to vote
UC Newsroom |

Your voting questions, answered

Don't miss this Oct. 5 event with UC election experts.
Election workers processing ballots
UC Berkeley via The Conversation |

6 ways mail-in ballots are protected from fraud

The mail-in voting process has several built-in safeguards that make it hard to vote fraudulently.
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UCSF |

This diet is popular — but it doesn’t work

Research shows intermittent fasting is not effective on its own for weight loss.
SARS-CoV-2 infection (green, left) is inhibited by 25HC treatment (right)
UC San Diego |

Statins reduce COVID-19 severity, likely by removing cholesterol that virus uses to infect

Researchers discovered that cholesterol-lowering statins reduced risk of severe COVID-19 infection.
Margaret Atwood and Kate Schatz on Zoom
UC Santa Cruz |

Hope in the time of dystopia

“The Handmaid's Tale” author Margaret Atwood offers wisdom, historical context and views on current events during an online lecture.
Alisha Saxena in golf cart
UC Newsroom |

New UC poll: Concern over current events could spur record numbers of young adults to vote

The state’s newest voters are paying close attention to the issues, and nearly 60 percent plan to vote early, most of them by mail.
Redwood forest
UCSF |

‘Awe walks’ boost emotional well-being

Awe leads to more positive feelings, and helps us intervene with negative ones, study says.
Baby sleeping in purple hat
UCLA |

Why you should never feel guilty about getting a good night’s sleep

UCLA researchers behind a new study on the human brain say ‘sleep is as important as food.’
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UC Newsroom |

Learning resources for parents, students and educators as school gets back in session

Standards-based lessons that will remain useful long after life and learning have returned to normal.
Tracey Osborne
UC Merced |

Professor Tracey Osborne taking on complex, grand challenges in climate and social justice

All of our greatest challenges are connected, says Osborne, and solutions lie in the recognition of that fact.