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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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UC Newsroom |

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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fertilizer boxes at marijuana grow site
UC Berkeley |

Environment takes big hit from water-intensive marijuana cultivation

Irrigation, pest control and garbage take heavy toll on drought-stressed watershed areas.
Spotted wing Drosophila on ripe blueberries. The males have a characteristic dark spot on tip of wings.
UC Riverside |

Scientists find safe repellent that protects fruit from pesky pest

Pleasant-smelling chemical compound effectively wards off spotted wing Drosophila, lab experiments at UC Riverside show.
silhouetted students
UC Santa Cruz |

A visionary, a genius, and the human genome

In 2000, two dogged researchers defied the odds to become the first in the world to assemble the DNA sequence of the human genome.
wildflowers at Owens Peak
UC Davis |

California’s wildflowers losing diversity in face of warmer, drier winters

Similar trends have been found in other Mediterranean environments, such as those of southern Europe.
Pam Ronald and husband Raoul Adamchak
UC Food Observer |

Q&A with Pam Ronald, UC Davis plant geneticist

Ronald, who has emerged as one of the most effective advocates for genetic engineering and for science literacy, discusses her work and shares her insight on a range of topics.
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UC San Francisco |

Science interrupted

Young investigators must sideline science to compete for scarce funding.
UCLA |

New technology stores solar energy for weeks, not microseconds

New design, inspired by the way plants generate energy through photosynthesis, could be a game-changer in how solar cells are designed.
blindfolded woman
UC Berkeley |

Humans’ built-in GPS is our 3-D sense of smell

Our brains are wired to convert smells into spatial information, allowing us to navigate territory by following one's nose.
UC San Diego |

Trans fats clog memory as well as arteries

Higher consumption of the fats — commonly used in processed foods to improve taste, texture and durability — is linked to worsened memory function in middle-aged and younger men.
UC Riverside |

Mantis shrimp inspires body armor and football helmet design

Tough crustacean inspires new body armor and football helmet designs.
UC San Francisco |

Better birth control counseling means better birth control

Training health care workers to educate young women about intrauterine devices and contraceptive implants leads to significantly fewer unintended pregnancies.
Campus community members grow fresh fruit and vegetables at the R’ Garden while learning about social, environmental and economic sustainability.
UC Riverside |

UC Riverside launching B.S. in sustainability studies

Starting in fall 2015, interdisciplinary degree program will focus on social and environmental justice issues.