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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 Merced |

Solar, water research proposals receive UC grants

Awards totaling an anticipated $5 million will fuel intercampus research into a sustainable future for the state and nation.
UC Berkeley |

Is it lonelier at the bottom or at the top?

Psychologist links human quest for power, influence and a foothold in the social hierarchy to mental health.
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UC Newsroom |

The most discussed UC research of 2014

Academic studies from the University of California were among the most talked about research in online and popular media.
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UC Riverside |

White House ratings to change conversation about higher education

Chancellor Wilcox: Excellence, access and diversity can be delivered at one time.
UC Davis |

Top 10 trends in nutrition science

Nutrition scientists predict that 2020 will be a turning point for nutrition.
UC Berkeley |

Napolitano appointed to Goldman School faculty

UC president will fill a tenured position in Berkeley's public policy school.
UC Newsroom |

All UC medical centers designated as Ebola treatment centers

The hospitals were selected by state health officials; all of the facilities received an on-site assessment by CDC Ebola preparedness teams.
UC Newsroom |

UC campuses dominate 'best value' list

Kiplinger's Best Values in Public Colleges rankings include Berkeley, UCLA, Santa Barbara, Irvine, San Diego, Davis and Santa Cruz.
The inaugural California Higher Education Food Summit is being hosted by UC Santa Barbara's AS Food Bank in collaboration with teams from UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley.
UC Santa Barbara |

Higher education food summit to explore food justice

Inaugural statewide event, Jan. 16-18, is being hosted by UC Santa Barbara in collaboration with teams from UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley.
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UCLA |

Lens-free microscope detects cancer at the cellular level

Researchers develop device that can do the work of pathology lab microscopes
UC Davis |

Helping rice farmers cope with drought

UC Davis research has aided rice growers such as George Tibbitts, a UC Davis alum.
UC Davis |

Changing trends in gun violence

Firearm suicides, notably among whites, have outpaced homicides, which have decreased in recent years.