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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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UCSF |

Frances McDormand headlines performance that sparks dialogue on sudden death

Thousands of years after its first performance, Sophocles’ ‘Ajax’ remains a source of catharsis, the UCSF community finds.
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UC Santa Barbara |

‘A space of freedom’

A unique correspondence course brings study of the humanities to incarcerated adults.
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UC San Diego |

Should we bring back the Woolly Mammoth?

Scientists are getting closer to bringing big animals, and big questions, to life.
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UCLA |

Paralyzed hands move again

A nonsurgical technique allows six patients to turn doorknobs, open water bottles for the first time in years.
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UCLA via The Conversation |

Why it's so hard for doctors to understand your pain

Genetic makeup changes how we experience pain, making it difficult to figure out what each patient needs.
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UC Newsroom |

Grad Slam is on! Students vie to present their theses in three minutes flat

UC grad students deliver powerful research in less time than it takes to sing a power ballad.
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UC Newsroom |

9 amazing UC spots to call home

From Hogwarts to Middle Earth to oceanfront luxury, UC's housing has character to spare.
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UC Newsroom |

Only at UC

At the nation's leading public university, there's no need to wait to change the world.
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UCSF |

Football scuffles, auto injuries may raise risk for Parkinson’s

A shocking new study shows concussion is linked to a 56 percent increase in neurological disease.
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute receives funding for Human Cell Atlas projects

Three new projects will support efforts to develop a comprehensive reference atlas of all cells in the human body.
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UC San Diego |

California dreaming

Five UC presidents share stories about the university’s bold rise over the last 150 years.
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UCLA |

UCLA study reports nearly 1 in 3 California kids have a sugary drink daily

The increase since 2009 alarms public health professionals.