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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 Francisco |

Can a simple fentanyl test curb San Francisco’s overdose crisis?

UC San Francisco professor Tessa Rife-Pennington shares how expanding access to fentanyl test strips could help drug users prevent overdose.
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UC Santa Barbara |

A prehistoric cosmic airburst preceded the advent of agriculture in the Levant

The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture in the ancient Middle East began with a bang, according to new research from UC Santa Barbara.
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UC Berkeley |

A history of innovation: UC Berkeley entrepreneurs, companies that changed the way we live

You may not know these names, but you definitely know the results of their work.
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UC Irvine |

UC Irvine astronomers offer tips for safe observation of upcoming partial solar eclipse

The Oct. 14 mid-morning event will be viewable in Southern California
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UC Davis |

Visualize the complexities of being Native through art

The Gorman Museum of Native American Art celebrated its 50th anniversary with a move into a new gallery space.
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UC Newsroom |

One in four MacArthur ‘geniuses’ this year has UC bona fides

UC-affiliated experts are a perennial presence on the esteemed annual list of MacArthur Fellows.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Alumna Kathryn Sullivan enshrined in the National Aviation Hall of Fame

A trailblazer, barrier-breaker, scientist, and explorer, UC Santa Cruz alumna Kathryn Sullivan was the first American woman to walk in space, the first woman to reach the deepest point of the ocean floor, and the only person to ever do both.
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UC San Diego |

These screen-printed, flexible sensors allow earbuds to record brain activity and exercise levels

Streaming data from 3D-printed biosensors developed at UC San Diego can be used for health monitoring and diagnosis of neurodegenerative conditions.
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UC Berkeley Public Health |

50 years after being outlawed, redlining still drives neighborhood health inequities

Discriminatory lending practice continues to have serious effects, according to new UC Berkeley Public Health research.
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UC San Francisco |

New COVID-19 vaccines: Is it worth the shot?

Will updated vaccines work against the latest “scariant” and 11 other questions answered.
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UCLA |

How to save plants from climate change? Just ask them

Biologists can infer trees’ desired conditions from their wood and leaves, according to a UCLA study. 
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UC Newsroom |

UC’s Chicanx Latinx Alumni Association meets in México City to shape the future

The alumni association and UC’s Alianza MX are co-hosting a summit in México City from October 4-6, 2023, with a focus on some of UC’s key priorities, including health equity, climate change and binational innovation and entrepreneurship.