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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 Santa Barbara Rashid
UC Newsroom |

A different way of seeing the world

All-around whiz kid and UC Santa Barbara freshman Malcolm Rashid has learned to use adversity to his advantage.
Atom tickets UC San Diego
UC San Diego |

Defining the future of movies with new mobile ticketing platform

A UC San Diego alum counts Disney and 20th Century Fox among investors in his first-of-its-kind startup.
Maize growing at a highland field site in Toluca, Mexico. UC Davis researchers are studying how maize adapted to different environments. The new knowledge could aid in breeding crops resistant to climate change.
UC Davis |

Maize genetics may show how crops adapt to climate change

In addition to maize, the world needs many other crops able to adapt to new environments.
UCSF asthma
UC San Francisco |

Scientists predict later allergy and asthma from newborn's microbiome

Researchers believe a wide variety of bacteria in babies' digestive tracts could be key to future health.
Outstanding Advocacy award
UC Newsroom |

President Napolitano honors legislators' commitment to higher education

State leaders recognized by the president and Board of Regents chair for championing accessibility and affordability for California students.
Lizbeth Nunez UC Berkeley
UC Newsroom |

Farmworker’s daughter looks to a future in brain science

Undocumented student Lizbeth Nuñez arrives at UC Berkeley to advance neurobiology — and honor her mother's sacrifices.
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UC Newsroom |

6 UC campuses named among the nation’s top 10 public universities

UC system excels in the new 2017 U.S. News and World Report rankings.
UC Davis Student Farm Director Mark Van Horn and some of his students last year, from left, Alexis Fujii, Mary Laurie and Abraham Cazares.
UC Newsroom |

Student farming takes root

UC Davis Student Farm Director Mark Van Horn offers insights.
UCSF sugar spoon
UC San Francisco |

UCSF reveals how sugar industry influenced national conversation on heart disease

Documents show how trade organizations deflected scientific attention from sucrose to saturated fat.
UC Davis colon cancer
UC Davis |

14 new startups based on technologies developed at UC Davis

Learn about the record-tying number of ventures launched from UC Davis this fiscal year.
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California HIV/AIDS Research Program and APLA Health |

Study finds barriers to accessing HIV prevention pill

Significant disparities found in PrEP awareness, use among young gay and bisexual men in California.
UC Santa Cruz Julie Snyder
UC Santa Cruz |

Julie Snyder: Serially great journalism

The UC Santa Cruz alumna talks her hit podcast 'Serial' and getting her start on college radio.