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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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UC educational expenses lower today than 20 years ago, report finds

Per-student expenditures were $5,500 lower in 2012-13 than in 1990-91.
UC Berkeley |

Student’s good idea cut water use and saved $23 million

When Karen Andrade came to UC Berkeley, she was surprised to discover how challenging it was for outside organizations to partner with students and faculty on research projects. She came up with the idea of Science Shop to fill the gap.
UCLA |

Grad Slam competition asks students to show their TED style

UCLA’s Graduate Division and Graduate Student Association are teaming up to create UCLA’s first Grad Slam, a combination training ground and competition to determine who best can deliver an engaging, three-minute research presentation that anyone can…
No-till cover crop seeding into cotton and tomato residues.
ANR |

Conservation practices can help sequester carbon in farmland

UC findings point to role that agriculture could play in cap-and-trade programs.
UC Irvine |

Human neural stem cells alleviate 'chemo brain'

Study reveals how they restore cognitive functions impaired by chemotherapy.
incarcerated girl
UC Santa Barbara |

A question of justice

In his new book, Richard Ross explores the conditions and contexts of girls remanded to detention centers.
UC Newsroom |

Energy smack down Campuses compete to save electricity

Nine UC undergraduate campuses are going head to head as part of a national contest to conserve energy.
UC Berkeley |

Brain’s iconic seat of speech goes silent when we actually talk

The brain's speech area, named after 19th century French physician Pierre Paul Broca, shuts down when we talk out loud, according to a new study that challenges the long-held belief that 'Broca's area' governs all aspects of speech production.
UC Berkeley |

Creating love in the lab: The 36 questions that spark intimacy

After falling in love as UC Berkeley graduate students, Arthur and Elaine Aron have studied love for nearly 50 years.
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UC among leaders for research and development expenditures

Five UC campuses ranked among the top 25 universities for research and development expenditures, according to figures released by the National Science Foundation. As it has for several years, UC San Diego ranked fifth among top U.S. universities for research…
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UC Riverside |

Feeding the world from UC Riverside

A look at UC Riverside's contributions to the UC Global Food initiative, including UCR’s community garden and how planting seeds on campus bears fruit for staff, faculty and students.
UC Santa Barbara |

An ocean of plastic

New report by UC Santa Barbara-based research center calculates the magnitude of waste going into the world's seas.