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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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UC Newsroom |

Thousands of new UC grads enter the world

Stories of triumph abound as UC confers diplomas on roughly 62,000 new graduates this year — many of whom will be the first in their family to go to college.
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Fig. 1 by University of California |

Into the archives of animation

Long before Pixar and today's CGI special effects extravaganzas, early animators of the silent era introduced new techniques into filmmaking.
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UC Newsroom |

World Cup may score points for exoskeleton development

Berkeley professor hopes the world’s most-watched sports event will shine a spotlight on technology that will benefit millions of paraplegics.
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UC Riverside |

Twitter tracking, from flu to Lady Gaga

Professor creates websites that track sentiment and volume of tweets and new stories of everything from health disorders to celebrities to real estate.
UC San Francisco |

Longer telomeres linked to brain cancer risk

Gene variants may promote overall health while increasing risk of gliomas.
UC San Francisco |

Faster DNA sleuthing saves critically ill boy

Genome experts show value of new generation of sequencing techniques in diagnosing brain infection.
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego's Physics Girl wins national competition

Outreach coordinator creates YouTube videos that encourage girls to pursue science.
UC Davis |

Engineers take part in 'WalkAgain' at World Cup

A paraplegic with the help of robotic exoskeleton will kick a ball during the opening ceremony of soccer tournament.
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UC Riverside |

Cleaning the air with roof tiles

Students develop coating that removes up to 97 percent of smog-causing nitrogen oxides.
UCLA |

Poor health, lifestyle factors linked to memory complaints

Early complaints often precursors to significant decline in later life, UCLA/Gallup study says.
UC Riverside |

Pulitzer Prize-winning author to teach at UC Riverside

Jane Smiley joins distinguished faculty of the Department of Creative Writing.
Carlos Cortés
UC Riverside |

Professor edits new encyclopedia on multiculturalism in America

Carlos Cortés, professor emeritus of history, worked as lead editor for "Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia."