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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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Dion Raymond and Lillie Hsu
UCLA |

New Discrimination Prevention Officers discuss mission, goals

Lillie Hsu and Dion Raymond have long-standing connections to UCLA. Their new positions are a key component to remedying bias, improving campus climate and strengthening UCLA’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.
UC Santa Cruz |

Seasonal pattern of infections in deadly bat disease

White-nose syndrome fungus can infect an entire bat colony during hibernation, but surviving bats are able to clear the infection after they become active again.
UCLA |

African governments should target hot zones to stop HIV spread

Researchers have devised a plan they say would be much more effective in reducing HIV transmission than simply trying to distribute antiretroviral drugs to as many people as possible.
Rewritable paper
UC Riverside |

Chemists fabricate novel rewritable paper

An attractive alternate to regular paper, technology helps address increasing problems in environment and resource sustainability.
UC Santa Cruz |

Undergrads earn bronze medal in bioengineering competition

iGEM team worked to engineer a microbe to produce biofuel from cellulose.
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UCLA |

Life in America: Hazardous to immigrants’ health

Over time, the health status of immigrant groups tends to decline. Public health researchers are untangling the causes and promoting solutions.
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UC Newsroom |

How traffic jams affect heart health

Clogged interstates aggravate clogged arteries, according to research by a UC Irvine graduate student.
UC Newsroom |

Napolitano, community college leaders discuss efforts to serve transfers

UC President Napolitano met with community college representatives to brainstorm ways to simplify transfer process.
Thanksgiving foods
UC Newsroom |

12 things you didn't know about holiday foods

To highlight the UC Global Food Initiative, here is a sampling of holiday-themed UC food research from each campus.
UC Newsroom |

26 UC researchers named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows

Campus and lab fellows are among 401 honorees for 2014.
UC San Diego |

Sleep apnea linked to poor aerobic fitness

The disorder may contribute to difficulty with exercise, rather than the other way around.
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UCLA |

UCLA honors Jackie Robinson by retiring 42 across all sports

Campus honors the baseball pioneer and stellar Bruin.