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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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The UCSB Campus Food Justice Forum invited students, staff, faculty and community members to air their concerns about the campus food system and to pose potential solutions. - See more at: http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/015324/tackling-food-insecurity#stha
UC Santa Barbara |

Tackling food insecurity

Faculty, students, staff and area residents gather at UC Santa Barbara for group brainstorming and discussion of food security on and around campus.
David Higgins
UC San Diego |

Turning back the clock on Parkinson’s

The Movement Disorder Center at UC San Diego is investigating ways of earlier diagnosis of Parkinson's and other progressive diseases.
Jennifer Doudna and Lorenz Mayr
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley's Jennifer Doudna among Time magazine’s 100 most influential people

Doudna has received numerous honors and awards for her discovery of a revolutionary DNA-editing technique that has upended the world of genetics.
UC Newsroom |

4 UC campuses ranked in Princeton Reviews top 50 green colleges

UC Santa Barbara, ranked third, along with UC Irvine, UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis among top sustainable campuses.
Sama Ahmed, UCSF
UC Newsroom |

UC Grad Slam tests scholars' communication skills

Contest challenges students to amaze and enlighten the public before the three-minute buzzer sounds.
surfer, UCSB
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses among top academic surf schools

Hang ten and a 4.0? Set your sights on UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara and UC Santa Cruz — among The Inertia's top academic surf schools.
UC San Francisco |

Diet soda and belly fat: a growing concern

A growing body of evidence is showing that it might not just be added sugar, but also artificial sweeteners, that are contributing to the rapidly rising rates of obesity and diabetes in America.
McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center
UC Davis |

UC Davis reactor gets a role in Mars mission

NASA prepares for manned missions into deep space, the McClellan Nuclear Research Center is playing an integral role in the groundwork.
Cambodian crickets
UC Davis |

Crickets aren't the miracle source of protein

The insects pack a protein punch, but may not be the 'wonder food' in terms of sustainable cultivation.
Reza Aslan
UC Riverside |

Fear of Islam in America

Reza Aslan challenges the stigmas and stereotypes affecting Muslims and non-Muslims alike.
roof aging
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

Cool roof time machine duplicates roof aging

Berkeley Lab gets go-ahead for its method of mimicking natural soiling of roofing materials and its effect on cooling properties.
DNA art
UC San Francisco |

California launches initiative to advance precision medicine

UCSF slated to lead public-private effort to advance data-driven medicine.