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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 |

University of California earns top spots in 2023-24 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings

UC Berkeley and UCLA are the best public universities in the country, UC Merced takes a giant leap, and all nine undergrad campuses are among the top 40 public schools in the rankings’ 39th edition.
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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley is top university in number of companies founded by undergraduate alumni

The 2023 Pitchbook rankings also found that UC Berkeley was the No. 1 public university for startup founders.
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UCLA |

National panel led by UCLA law professor recommends 24 ways to protect integrity of 2024 elections

The report is aimed at ensuring access to the ballot for all eligible voters and enhancing the public’s confidence in the fairness of the election.
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UC Davis |

Disney princesses can be good for a child’s self-image, researchers suggest

Parents may worry about the effect of these storied princesses on their children but a new study finds they may actually boost confidence.
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UC San Francisco |

Are the newest weight loss drugs too good to be true?

What you need to know about Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro
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UC Santa Cruz |

New blood test for noncoding RNA significantly improves cancer detection

A novel liquid biopsy technology developed at UC Santa Cruz leverages RNA “dark matter” to enhance cancer diagnosis
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UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture |

Remembering UCLA’s Latino founder, Reginaldo Francisco del Valle

A state legislator from 1880 to 1886, Reginaldo del Valle paved the way for UC’s first Southern California campus.
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UC Newsroom |

UC tops Forbes, Washington Monthly rankings as America’s best university system

Four UC campuses are among the top 25 of all private or public universities in the country, says Forbes, while Washington Monthly finds the system excels at giving back.
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UCLA |

Celebrate Star Trek Day the Bruin way

On the anniversary of the TV show’s debut, 2 UCLA scholars weigh in on the generation-spanning galactic phenomenon.
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UC San Diego |

3D-printed ‘living material’ could clean up contaminated water

Combined with a seaweed polymer, a bacteria associated with algae blooms can actually make water cleaner — then eliminate itself when it is done.
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UC Davis |

You might be making this one mistake with your smoothie

Researchers find adding a banana decreased the level of flavanols in smoothies.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Seismologists use deep learning to forecast earthquakes

Existing models of earthquake aftershocks struggle with the volume of contemporary data, but a new team uses deep learning to improve forecasting.