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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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UC Berkeley |

Still alive at 105

New research challenges the notion that the human lifespan has a final cutoff point.
UC Davis' Kassandra Ori-McKenney holds a pipette
UC Newsroom |

UC faculty named 2018 Pew biomedical scholars and fellows

Eleven early-career scholars from six UC campuses are recognized for their enormous potential.
Rachelle Crosbie-Watson driving her Corvette
UCLA |

Curing a deadly childhood disease, sharing her love of science, and a sleek ’68 Corvette drive this biochemist

Mashable captures a day in the life of Duchenne muscular dystrophy researcher.
Refugees in Greece
UC Berkeley and UC Davis |

New website amplifies refugee voices amid immigration crackdowns

Researchers map the perilous ordeals of thousands of displaced people through personal stories.
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UC Riverside |

Microchips can permanently link patients with clinical samples

The new technology could make some common medical mistakes could be a thing of the past.
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
UC San Diego |

Grad student discovers first known manta ray nursery

The habitat is the first of its kind to be described in the world.
Child with sensory processing disorder at play
UC San Francisco |

The unbearable sensation of being

Everyday stimuli can be excruciating for kids with sensory processing disorder. Scientists are finding out why.
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UC Newsroom |

Thank Instagram and Snapchat for your fading memories

Documenting your life may come at the cost of actually being able to remember it.
UC Newsroom |

How the census overlooks the LGBTQ community

The census is finally counting same-sex couples — but it's missing everyone else.
Spider scorpion UC Riverside
UC Riverside |

Spiders vs. scorpions

Spider fear is one of the most well-studied phobias, but a new study shows people are more afraid of scorpions.
Daniel Ciccarone with camera
UCSF |

Opioid crisis: This doctor’s street-level views could change the course of the epidemic

UCSF's Daniel Ciccarone explores opioid use up close to try to stem the rising tide of overdoses.
UC Davis psychedelic drug study
UC Davis via The Conversation |

Psychedelic drugs could treat depression, and other mental illnesses

Psychedelics have shown promise in the clinic for treating neuropsychiatric diseases.