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Personality matters, even for squirrels
UC Davis
September 13, 2021
Social skills can give squirrels an advantage.
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Help keep the University of California affordable
Today's students deserve the same great UC education as previous generations. Let's grow California together.
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Take a tour of your thoughts with the 'Glass Brain'
The Glass Brain is kind of like it sounds. It’s a colorful, 3-D window into all the mysterious activities that light up the brain.
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Can we use Wi-Fi to see through walls?
We use Wi-Fi to stay connected, but UC's Yasamin Mostofi shows that Wi-Fi can also be used to sense the world around us – even behind walls.
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Climate change facts you need to know
Under current guidelines, the planet is on target to warm up by 2 degrees Celsius in 2050 and by 4 degrees in 2100, triggering serious large-scale problems by the end of the century. UC San Diego's climate scientist V. Ramanathan accurately predicted this trend back in 1980. He says that if we make an effort to adopt existing technology today, we might be able to change our course on climate.
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How a plant virus could help stop cancers from reaching the lungs
UC San Diego
September 23, 2021
A virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants could form the basis for a new therapy to treat metastatic cancers and established tumors.
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The Kidney Project successfully tests a prototype bioartificial kidney
UCSF
September 16, 2021
Taking another big step toward becoming reality, Shuvo Roy's project is awarded KidneyX’s Artificial Kidney Prize.
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The technologies that could solve California’s droughts
UC Irvine
September 16, 2021
Policies, and especially attitudes toward water, will have to shift as climate change makes drought more severe, says urban planning professor David Feldman.
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UC celebrates $15 million Mellon grant to support faculty diversity
July 16, 2021
The University of California today (July 16) announced the receipt of a $15 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). This funding will help expand the number of PPFP fellowships at UC and establish a program for hiring faculty whose research and teaching emphasize diversity and equity in the humanities and humanities-inflected social sciences at the University’s six federally recognized Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI). These include UC Irvine, UC Riverside, UC Merced, UC Santa Barbara, UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis.
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UC studies: Contrary to popular belief, residents are not fleeing California
July 7, 2021
Despite California losing a congressional seat for the first time in history due to slow population growth and some high-profile technology companies and billionaires leaving the state, there is no evidence of an abnormal increase in residents planning to move out of the state, according to the results of a new survey released today (July 7) by the University of California. This research is part of a larger, multi-institution research project led by UC to assess whether there is in fact a “Cal exodus.”
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UC statement on 2021 state budget agreement between Gov. Newsom and state leaders
June 30, 2021
University of California Board of Regents Chair John A. Pérez and UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (June 30) issued the following statement on the Budget Act of 2021, which Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to sign in the coming days:
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UC statement on 2021 California budget
June 11, 2021
University of California Board of Regents Chair John A. Pérez and UC President Michael V. Drake, M.D., today (June 15) issued the following statement regarding California’s 2021 budget:
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Happy Earth Day! UCTV is celebrating by launching the UC Climate Solutions Channel. Check it out below.