In conversation: UC’s 2020 Nobel Prize winners on changing the world through scientific discovery
UC Newsroom
November 19, 2020
Register now to join us Dec. 3 as we celebrate the University of California’s newest Nobel laureates and hear their reflections on the value and impact of scientific discovery.
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A message to the UC community from President Michael V. Drake, M.D.
As Michael V. Drake, M.D., assumes his new role as UC’s 21st president, he sends his greetings and gratitude to the entire university community.
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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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Q&A: When will a COVID-19 vaccine be ready?
UC San Diego
October 22, 2020
Experts explain when a vaccine may be approved and how a COVID-19 vaccine is designed.
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Each UC campus is among the best in the world, new US News rankings say
UC Newsroom
October 20, 2020
Four UCs make the top 25 and eight make the top 100 in a new global survey.
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Meet UC’s 5 new MacArthur ‘genius’ award winners
UC Newsroom
October 16, 2020
Four UC alums and one faculty member will each receive a $625,000 unrestricted prize, or “genius grant,” as 2020 MacArthur fellows.
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UC President Drake congratulates UC Berkeley biochemist Doudna for chemistry Nobel win
October 7, 2020
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., released today (Oct. 7) the statement below following the announcement of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna won the 2020 Nobel Prize, sharing it with colleague Emmanuelle Charpentier for the co-development of CRISPR-Cas9, a genome editing breakthrough that has revolutionized biomedicine.
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UC President Drake congratulates UCLA, UC Berkeley Nobel Prize winners
October 6, 2020
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., released today (Oct. 6) the statement below following the announcement of Nobel Prize winners in physics. UCLA’s Andrea Ghez, a Lauren B. Leichtman and Arthur E. Levine Professor of Astrophysics, and UC Berkeley’s Reinhard Genzel, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy, and director at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, have been honored with the 2020 Nobel Prize in physics. Ghez is the fourth woman to win a Nobel Prize in physics.
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UC President Drake congratulates new CSU chancellor
September 23, 2020
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued a statement today (Sept. 23) regarding the appointment of Dr. Joseph I. Castro as the California State University system’s next chancellor.
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July 21, 2020
The University of California today (July 21) released results from a new survey of California youth that provides insights into their political and civic engagement as the 2020 general election approaches amid COVID-19 challenges.
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UC Riverside panel discussion and art exhibition spark conversation about prisons and art.