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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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UC Newsroom |

Relief and joy abound: DACA recipients react to the Supreme Court victory

For thousands of UC DACA students, yesterday was the news they have been daring to hope for: that they can continue their educations, remain in their communities and keep contributing in their fields, from health care to education.
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UC San Diego |

Are masks the answer? Research says yes

A new study confirms that face coverings determine the pandemic’s trends and significantly reduce the number of infections.
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UC Berkeley |

Court decision on LGBTQ protections an overdue landmark, UC Berkeley scholars say

Several leading LGBTQ scholars offer their thoughts on what Monday's Supreme Court decision expanding workplace protections means.
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UC Davis |

Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils

FDA standards needed to protect consumers and industry, food scientist says.
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UC Irvine |

What's next: The future of summer vacation

Epidemiologist Karen Edwards offers advice on healthy travel, recreation during the pandemic.
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UC Davis |

Feeling anxious? Why a cat may be your purr-fect companion

The emotions that benefit our relationships with cats.
Zoltan Hajnal
UC San Diego |

A nation dangerously divided: How race shapes who wins and who loses in U.S. democracy

New book by Zoltan Hajnal reveals how preferences of black voters are ignored by federal government — and how to fix it.
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UCSF Magazine |

What will it take to produce a COVID-19 vaccine?

Joel Ernst, M.D., addresses key questions about how vaccine development works and why that is especially important in the case of COVID-19.
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UC Riverside |

Professor’s own body becomes physiology lab during pandemic

Adapting to remote learning, professor Rich Cardullo is performing all the experiments for his course on himself.
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UC Newsroom |

Friends, family and members of the Class of 2020: Show your UC pride!

Lift up UC grads across California with our printable, shareable assets and posters.
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UC Newsroom |

What it means to graduate in 2020: UC’s new grads reflect on the moment

The Class of 2020 graduates at a challenging time. Yet our 58,000 new degree-holders have so much to be proud of, and so much more to look forward to ahead.
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UC Berkeley |

Shelter-in-place, other emergency COVID-19 measures prevented more than 500 million infections, study finds

‘I don’t think any human endeavor has ever saved so many lives in such a short period of time,’ author says.