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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 |

Ready, aim, get hired: Job tips for uncertain times

Tune out negative self-talk and follow these three tips from UC Santa Barbara alum and career expert Dana Manciagli.
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UC Irvine |

How (and why) coronavirus is changing our sense of time

Radical social changes brought have induced “temporal disintegration,” says psychologist E. Alison Holman.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Already vulnerable, gig economy workers in San Francisco suffer during coronavirus pandemic, survey reveals

Unique in-person survey establishes new baseline, while online survey provides a snapshot of pandemic's effects.
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UC San Diego |

Anthony Davis wins Pulitzer Prize for ‘The Central Park Five’ opera

Department of Music distinguished professor is third UC San Diego faculty member to receive prestigious award.
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UC Riverside |

Murder hornets invade headlines, not the US

While they do sound scary, there's no reason to be afraid, says entomologist Doug Yanega.
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UC Berkeley |

An update on UC Berkeley’s plans for the fall semester

Campus leaders offer an update on their ongoing planning for fall semester operations.
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UC Davis |

For firefighters, ‘twin’ paths led to UC Davis

The career paths of identical twins Cara Martinez and Meggie Elledge meet inside the UC Davis fire station.
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UC San Diego |

UC San Diego introduces COVID-19 testing program on campus

Return to Learn aims to test on a recurring basis and better position the campus to resume in-person activities in the fall.
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UCSF |

UCSF partners with state to develop public health workforce for COVID-19 response

Training developed for San Francisco will be offered to counties across California.
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UCSF |

Experts explain how contact tracing will end the coronavirus pandemic

UCSF has been partnering with the San Francisco Department of Public Health to ramp up contact tracing.
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UC Berkeley |

Missing home: Students use ‘Minecraft’ to build UC Berkeley in stunning detail

Welcome to the University of Blockeley, a student-led effort to build, one block at time, the UC Berkeley campus on ‘Minecraft.’
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UC Davis |

COVID-19 vaccine with patch delivery technology enters preclinical testing at UC Davis

A dermal patch that could be well-suited for mass distribution/application takes a step forward.