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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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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 |

5 UC faculty awarded Packard fellowships

Recipients of this prestigious award go on to earn Nobel Prizes, Fields Medals, and other accolades.
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UC Riverside |

Scientists tame biological trigger of deadly Huntington’s disease

Research from UC Riverside scientists also offers new hope for other nervous system disorders like ALS.
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UC Santa Cruz |

When humanists met technologists

UC Santa Cruz’s new Humanizing Technology Certificate Program is helping students confront the moral and social implications of technology, harnessing the power of the humanities to envision a more just and responsible future.
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UC San Diego |

Psychedelic revolution

After decades on the fringe, UC San Diego psychedelic research goes mainstream — and tackles chronic pain.
United States Marine Corps veteran and UCI sociology alumnus Andrew Truong ’23 (fourth from right), pictured with fellow service members, posing at ease in their uniforms in front of flags.
UC Irvine |

Giving voice to veterans

A UC Irvine certificate program comprises three courses exploring experiences of service members.
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UC Berkeley |

Why we're so obsessed with cults

"In this crisis moment, we have a return to desire for overarching meaning, radical acceptance, transformative experience, transcendence," says the UC Berkeley professor of English and co-director of the Program in Critical Theory.
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UC Newsroom |

The weather whisperer

When climate catastrophe looms, reporters and legislators call up UCLA’s Daniel Swain to explain what’s happening and why.
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UC San Diego |

Laughter as Medicine: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

UC San Diego is celebrating the rich traditions and important contributions of Native people during Native American Heritage Month, starting with a talk by “Reservation Dogs” writer and artist Ryan RedCorn.
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UC Riverside |

Speaking in color: Plants transformed into detectors of dangerous chemicals

Scientists have engineered a way for a plant to show the presence of a banned pesticide in water without affecting its other functions.
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UC San Diego |

Beyond UFOs: The future of Unexplained Anomalous Phenomena

Astrophysicist Shelley Wright discusses NASA and the search for intelligent life.
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California Magazine |

From Kumbaya to Lord of the Flies

Chancellor Christ on how the Pac-12 fell apart and Cal’s future in the ACC.
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UC San Francisco |

Breast cancer riddle: Best ways to screen and treat

A UCSF expert explains how to safely improve routine screening practices.