Being 'Other' in America
UC Riverside
April 17, 2019
American Book Award-winning author Laila Lalami examines contemporary life in her new book “The Other Americans.”
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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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What’s in your drinking water?
UC Riverside
March 21, 2019
Carl Cranor doesn't just want you to know — he wants to empower you to do something about it.
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New project aims to predict people likely to use firearms in suicides
UC Merced
March 14, 2019
Shocking stats about suicide by firearm (the most common method in the U.S.) move professors to action.
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The parallels of female power in ancient Egypt and modern times
UCLA
March 13, 2019
In her latest book, Kara Cooney notes how a ruler’s gender matters far less than whose agendas are served.
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UC reaches tentative agreement on multiyear contract for librarians
March 28, 2019
The University of California and the University Council-American Federation of Teachers (UC-AFT) have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract that reflects the important role librarians play in UC’s academic and research missions, UC announced today (March 28).
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University of California responds to executive order on free speech
March 21, 2019
University of California President Janet Napolitano issued the following statement today on the White House’s executive order tying free speech protections to federal funding for colleges and universities nationwide.
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Statement from UC President Napolitano on college admissions investigation
March 13, 2019
UC President Janet Napolitano issued a statement today (March 13) regarding the nationwide investigation of college admissions.
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February 28, 2019
As a leader in the global movement toward open access to publicly funded research, the University of California is taking a firm stand by deciding not to renew its subscriptions with Elsevier. Despite months of contract negotiations, Elsevier was unwilling to meet UC’s key goal: securing universal open access to UC research while containing the rapidly escalating costs associated with for-profit journals.
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UC Riverside panel discussion and art exhibition spark conversation about prisons and art.