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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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UC Newsroom |

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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Rad Women Worldwide
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz alumna pens second NY Times bestseller with ‘Rad Women Worldwide’

Kate Schatz’s new book is a showcase of extraordinary women from 31 countries around the world.
Derisi lab
UCSF |

Biotech pioneer Bill Bowes pledges $50M to support young biomedical investigators

Longtime UCSF supporter’s nearly $100M in total giving has propelled basic science.
UC Riverside parenting style
UC Riverside |

How parenting tactics influence teens' problem behaviors

New study finds discrepancy between views of parenting style contributes to kids acting out.
UC Santa Barbara digestion
UC Davis |

New machine simulates human digestion to improve nutrition

The device is shedding light on our poorly understood digestive systems.
UC Santa Barbara science cinema
UC Santa Barbara |

Science vs. Cinema

Astrophysicist examines the science behind sci-fi movies in popular YouTube series.
UC San Diego rhino
UC San Diego |

Alum wins global competition to fight wildlife poaching

New tool will help protect elephants, rhinos and other threatened species.
UC Irvine hydrogen supply
UC Irvine |

In a national first, UC Irvine injects renewable hydrogen into campus power supply

Power-to-gas technique offers new way to store and use excess wind and solar energy.
John Chater, a UC Riverside graduate student and UC Global Food Initiative fellow, stands in a field of pomegranate trees he is studying.
UC Riverside |

A family legacy: Expanding pomegranate production

UC Riverside graduate student carries on work of his grandfather.
Eric Slessarev
UC Santa Barbara |

Soil pHertility

Researchers create global map of soil pH and illuminate how it changes between wet and dry climates.
The risk of bird flu transmission is higher in the fall due to the increased number of waterfowl present.
UC ANR |

Weather radar helps researchers track bird flu

The technology works best for tracking birds in the winter during feeding.
UCLA law SCOTUS
UCLA |

UCLA law clinic takes two cases to US Supreme Court

Law students, faculty prepare briefs on the merits.
SALTO UC Berkeley robot
UC Berkeley |

Wall-jumping robot is most vertically agile ever made

Animal-inspired creation may lead to better search and rescue technology.