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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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UC San Diego ranking
UC Newsroom |

UC schools rate among top universities globally

Nine campuses rank among the best internationally; three are in the top 20.
UC Davis nitrogen
UC Davis |

How California can balance nitrogen's benefits and harm

First-of-its-kind UC Davis study of nitrate pollution offers path to reconcile agriculture and the environment.
UC Irvine chemtrails
UC Irvine |

Surveyed scientists debunk chemtrails conspiracy theory

Paper explains persistent aircraft trails, substances in soil and water.
Tell your UC food research story with video.
UC Davis |

UC-wide student video challenge launched for World Food Day

Make a video on reducing hunger or improving health for a chance to win up to $1,000.
Jennifer Grandis, UC San Francisco
UC San Francisco |

$85M grant supports UCSF Clinical and Translational Science Institute

New programs aim to diversify research participants, better integrate technology into studies.
Jayathi Murthy UCLA
UCLA |

Closing the gender and diversity gap in the tech sector

UCLA Engineering Dean Jayathi Murthy talks about challenges women face.
UC Davis banana
UC Davis |

Genome sequencing may help avert banana armageddon

A potential solution to a fungal disease that could wipe out the staple crop in less than a decade.
UC Riverside cybersecurity
UC Riverside |

Study highlights major cybersecurity threat

Grad students demonstrate how Linux and Android systems can be compromised quickly, easily and from anywhere.
Baby broccoli UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara |

Baby food for thought

You better eat your peas — what your baby wants on the menu is informed by you.
UC Berkeley tiny house
UC Berkeley |

The psychology behind the tiny house movement

How these buildings reflect their dwellers' values, and why they've taken off.
Capuchin monkey UCLA
UCLA |

15 national treasures and the UCLA scientists working to save them

Experts from a variety of fields are developing new knowledge to help save these creatures.
UC Santa Barbara theater single
American Psychological Association |

What no one ever told you about people who are single is...

A UC Santa Barbara psychologist reveals the science behind a fulfilling single life.