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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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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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Gonzo Hunter S. Thompson
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz receives significant Hunter S. Thompson collection

An 800-volume collection has been donated to Special Collections Archives at UC Santa Cruz.
Researchers Yang and Gomez Pinilla
UCLA |

UCLA cell study reveals how head injuries lead to serious brain diseases

The first cell “atlas” of a hippocampus affected by traumatic brain injury is made.
Carrie Mae Weems holds a notepad
UC San Diego |

How to develop your profound voice

Acclaimed artist and alum Carrie Mae Weems ’84 delivers a ‘great challenge’ to students across campus.
Family around a Thanksgiving table
UC Newsroom |

How to avoid a Thanksgiving battle over politics

Don't want to get into it with your in-laws? Here's three tips to keep things civil over the holidays.
Pie with one slice missing
UC Newsroom |

How to make the best pie ever using science

What's going on in Grandma's recipe at a molecular level.
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UC Newsroom |

The true cost of free shipping

Online shopping isn’t helping the climate-change fight — but there are simple solutions.
Young woman clasping hands
UC Newsroom |

Gratitude is good — even if it doesn’t always feel like it

How to navigate the potential pratfalls of giving and showing your thanks.
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UC Newsroom |

Calling all UC innovators

The third annual UC Entrepreneur Pitch Competition is looking for your best ideas — and offering a significant prize.
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UC Berkeley |

Minority homebuyers face widespread statistical lending discrimination

A study of mortgage lending finds African American and Latino borrowers continue to be charged higher interest rates.
Three veterinary professionals work on an injured goat
UC Davis |

All hands on deck at UC Davis for the Camp Fire

Fire and veterinary teams spent the Veterans Day weekend hard at work fighting the Camp Fire.
Premature baby being cuddled
UC Newsroom |

Cuddling is good for babies — and you, too

Touch boosts the health of premature babies. For those doing the cuddling, the personal rewards are also boundless.
Vietnam devastation kids in the rubble
UC Riverside |

The Vietnam War from another angle

An environmental historian highlights the role landscapes play in military conflicts.