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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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UC San Diego |

How to erase a memory – and restore it

Researchers have erased and reactivated memories in rats, profoundly altering the animals’ reaction to past events; development may bolster Alzheimer's research.
UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz profiles members of class of 2014

A trio of students serves as excellent representatives of the Class of 2014.
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California Magazine |

Hunt for Depression-era national park posters leads to Berkeley

Surviving prints, commissioned by the WPA and printed at UC Berkeley, were sought for "POSTERity."
Actor Matt Damon, Dr. George Luber, UCLA professor Alex Hall
UCLA |

UCLA prof gives TV viewers bird's-eye view of climate change

Alex Hall, a professor in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, appears on Showtime's “Years of Living Dangerously” to explain how climate change will impact lives.
Chancellor Michael Drake
UC Irvine |

Irvine chancellor receives UC Presidential Medal

Departing leader is lauded for upholding the highest ideals of a university education.
UC Newsroom |

UC takes lead in defining privacy, creating framework

The university is the first major U.S. higher education institution clearly define privacy both for individuals and the institution as a whole.
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UC Davis |

Unintended result from curbing invaders

What to do when eradicating invasive species threatens endangered ones? Proceed with a careful balancing act.
Richard Martinez
UC Santa Barbara |

‘We remember' Santa Barbara's slain students

Estimated 20,000 attend memorial for victims in Isla Vista tragedy.
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Fig. 1 by University of California |

The squishiness of cancer cells

How squishy are your cells? Cells are tiny, but what they can reveal about human health is profound.
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UC San Francisco |

Treat mental illness by healing brain circuitry

Project seeks permanent cures for anxiety disorders, depression, addiction.
UC Newsroom |

UC leaders to speak at Health for Tomorrow conference

Event, focused on changing landscape of health care, will be webcast live.
Eitaro Ishigaki
UC Merced |

Bringing attention to overlooked artists

Art history professor is on a detective mission to find works produced by Asian-American artists from the early 20th century.