Hanging ten (decades): 'Einstein of the oceans' turns 100
UC San Diego
October 20, 2017
Professor emeritus Walter Munk invented the surf forecast and transformed how the world understands the sea.
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The University of California stands out among top schools when it comes to serving poor students
The Atlantic
May 22, 2018
A new report shows that most colleges are failing when it comes to graduating low-income students, but the UC system is an exception.
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The ‘aha moment’ that led to nuclear physics
UC Newsroom
April 10, 2018
How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.
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Meet Wikipedia's resident paleoartist
This Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientist moonlights as one of Wikipedia's most prolific illustrators.
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It's not you. Bad doors are everywhere.
Wondering why you never seem to open that door right? A UC San Diego professor finally explains.
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'Bending the curve' on climate change
Renowned atmospheric scientist V. Ramanathan of UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains how the state of California and the UC system together can lead the charge through the Carbon Neutrality Initiative and ‘bend the curve’ in global warming.
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A 'parking lot pitch' to the Pope
Last year, UC San Diego’s V. ‘Ram’ Ramanathan had an audience with Pope Francis in the parking lot of the Vatican. Ramanathan, who serves on the prestigious Pontifical Academy of Sciences panel, delivered what he calls a ‘parking lot pitch’ to the leader of the Catholic Church. Here, Ramanathan describes this moment and how it may have influenced the Pope’s subsequent position on the matter.
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Overeating? It may be a brain glitch
UCSF via The Conversation
April 12, 2018
New approaches seek to switch off the brain patterns that drive overeating. Here's how they could help you.
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Saving the wild horses of the Channel Islands
UC Davis
April 12, 2018
Only 60 Santa Cruz Island horses remain. UC Davis researcher Amy McLean is working to keep the line alive.
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A safer, better plastic
UC Santa Cruz Magazine
April 5, 2018
Aging plastic leaches harmful chemicals. Rebecca Braslau has made it her life's work to create a safer alternative.
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UC statement regarding Tuesday’s federal court ruling on DACA
April 25, 2018
The University of California issued a statement regarding the federal court ruling on DACA.
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UC researchers named to prestigious National Academy of Inventors
March 26, 2018
Nine University of California inventors and innovators have been selected to become National Academy of Inventors (NAI) fellows, in recognition of their pioneering research with significant societal impacts.
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Senate resolution, Charter Day celebration mark UC’s 150th anniversary
March 23, 2018
The University of California officially turns 150 years old today (March 23) and the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution commemorating the occasion and the accomplishments of the state’s public research university.
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UC Riverside panel discussion and art exhibition spark conversation about prisons and art.