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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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tidal disruption
UC Santa Cruz |

How a black hole swallows a star

New observations via X-ray telescopes confirm theory of 'tidal disruptions' that rip stars apart.
UC Newsroom |

UC faculty win Packard Fellowships

The fellowships support early-career researchers in science and engineering.
Bennet Omalu, UC Davis
UC Newsroom |

The diagnosis that rocked football

UC Davis pathologist Bennet Omalu was the first to report cases of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in professional football players; the story of his discovery is the subject of the upcoming movie 'Concussion' starring Will Smith.
UC President Janet Napolitano listens to the first class of UC Global Food Initiative student fellows discuss their projects at Masumoto Family Farm in Del Rey.
UC Newsroom |

UC students awarded Global Food Initiative fellowships

The 44 fellows, representing all 10 UC campuses, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources and Berkeley Lab, will help advance the systemwide initiative.
coastal sea ice, Arctic Ocean
UC Santa Cruz |

Formation of coastal sea ice drives ocean circulation

Analysis of North Pacific ocean circulation finds that sea ice formation influences climate on regional and global scales.
woman preparing for mammogram
UC Davis |

Menopausal status a better indicator for mammography frequency

For those at average risk, menopause trumps age as determining factor for when, and how often, to screen.
UC Newsroom |

Nine UC members elected to National Academy of Medicine

Members elected from three UC campuses: Davis, San Diego, San Francisco.
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UCLA |

Life on Earth likely started at least 4.1 billion years ago

Researchers point to period much earlier than thought; also find evidence that the young planet was not dry and desolate.
Wind turbines
UC Newsroom |

Bending the curve on climate change for California and the world

UC’s top climate experts are convening to create a practical blueprint for tackling climate change in advance of the Paris United Nations Climate Summit.
Britta Hansen, left, and Elise Brockett plant okra and other vegetables at the UC Davis Horticulture Innovation Lab Demonstration Center, in advance of its Oct. 16 grand opening.
UC Newsroom |

UC celebrates Food Day with bounty of events

A weeklong series of special events will include cooking demonstrations, food drives, farmers markets, lectures and locally sourced meals at campus dining facilities.
Rebecca Quinte, UC Merced
UC Merced |

Engineering student makes an impact on agriculture

UC Merced undergrad Rebecca Quinte, a UC Global Food Initiative fellow, is working on a project that aims to shoo away leaffooted bugs, insects that feed on the seeds of crops like pomegranates, almonds and pistachios.
diagram, tooth and gutta percha
UCLA |

Nanodiamonds might prevent tooth loss after root canals

Tiny particles strengthen the compound used to fill teeth and ward off infection.