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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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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 Santa Barbara via The Conversation |

Concrete jungle: Cities adapt to growing ranks of urban wildlife

In recent years, a host of charismatic wild species have returned to American cities in numbers not seen for generations.
Jerome Zack and Scott Kitchen
UCLA |

Stem cell gene therapy holds promise for eliminating HIV infection

Method modifies immune cells to attack the virus and could be used to treat other diseases.
Native prawns play a huge role in the novel schistosomiasis eradication effort. - See more at: http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/015738/win-win-win-win#sthash.c0saYL2H.dpuf
UC Santa Barbara |

A win-win-win-win

With $1.5 million in National Science Foundation funding, a group of researchers from UC Santa Barbara and partner institutions will study the effects of a novel way of eradicating schistosomiasis.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis saves 61 million gallons of water a year

New process in campus cooling system will result in a 9 percent cut in the amount of potable water used.
Kevin Njabo and Tom Smith
UCLA |

Congo Basin Institute partnership is a ‘game-changer’ for environmental protection

Institute targets deforestation and disease control in the world's second largest rainforest.
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UC Berkeley |

How to grow back the back

Engineered cartilage surfaces hold promise for treating damaged spinal discs.
UC Newsroom |

13 UC projects win statewide sustainability awards

California Higher Education Sustainability Conference Best Practice Awards recognize innovations made by campuses.
human spine and pelvis
UCLA |

Bone-building protein stimulates bone stem cells

Study results could mean good news for people with osteoporosis or those with traumatic bone injuries.
variety of ocean fish
UC San Diego |

Exit dinosaurs, enter fishes

The mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs gave rise to the modern ‘Age of Fishes.’
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Greater Good Science Center |

Why are some children more giving than others?

A new study finds the answer may lie with family income.
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UCLA |

Prison sentencing: politics vs. results

Public policy scholar chronicles shift to smarter approaches to crime and punishment.
ANR |

UC Berkeley honors Barbara Allen-Diaz

Campus's highest honor presented to retiring vice president of UC's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources.