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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 Merced ag exchange
UC Merced |

UC Merced launches countywide food and ag exchange

Campus partners with CropMobster to help grow the local food economy and connect people in need.
UC Berkeley Taylorbird
UC Berkeley |

The work ethic of birds

Scruples are found across the natural world and for good reason, new research shows.
UC Santa Barbara binge watching
UC Santa Barbara |

Why binge-watching might actually be good for you

Experts weigh in on our new fix.
UC San Diego virtual reality lab
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego opens first virtual reality lab for undergrads

Campus makes tomorrow's economy more accessible with new teaching lab.
UCLA homeless veterans hero
UCLA via The Conversation |

Homeless vets with families: An untold part of veterans’ struggles

Homelessness among veterans overall is declining, but the number supporting young families is on the rise.
UC Berkeley pumice
Berkeley Lab |

Solving the mystery of floating rocks

Scientists uncover how pumice can remain buoyant for years.
UC Riverside ants
UC Riverside |

Using seaweed to kill California's least favorite ant

Hydrogel baits could help control Argentine ants, the subject of 85 percent of the state's pest control services.
UC Irvine Estrada
UC Irvine |

From first-generation to Fulbright

Daniela Estrada reflects UC Irvine’s commitment to the success of first-generation Latino students.
UC Berkeley Steve Jobs
UC Berkeley |

What kind of personalities start entrepreneurial empires?

Find out how a founder's personality powers startup growth.
UC Santa Cruz Man in the High Castle
UC Santa Cruz |

'Be so good they can’t ignore you'

Alum Kalen Egan produces Amazon’s 'The Man in the High Castle' thanks to hard work and creative drive.
VW wheel UC San Diego
UC San Diego |

Researchers find computer code that Volkswagen used to cheat emissions tests

Computer scientist uncovers the smoking gun from 2015's scandal.
Church by the Side of the Road
UC Newsroom |

Awakening a social giant in the effort to fight climate change

Van Jones is perhaps best known today as a political commentator for CNN, but he hasn’t given up his green credentials. The nonprofit he founded, Green for All, works to bring environmental solutions to the people that are most directly affected:…