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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 Santa Barbara |

Dance your Ph.D.

Using aerial dance to explain her research, Nancy Scherich wins a Science magazine competition.
UC Newsroom |

Is it really possible to live a zero-waste life?

Picture all of the trash you’ve thrown away this week. How much do you think you could reduce that amount if you really tried? By half?
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UC ANR |

More Latinos are joining 4-H

The 100-year-old organization is catching up to the state's diversity.
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UC Newsroom |

UC and national lab scientists team up to accelerate new cancer therapies

UC’s $3M investment aims to expand the frontiers of precision medicine through strategic partnership.
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UC Merced |

Is biology behind your political views?

How your body processes its fight or flight response may affect your opinion, a new study finds.
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UCSF |

Boo! Scary findings about imported candy

More health alerts have been issued for lead in candy than for salmonella, E.coli or botulism.
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UCLA |

UCLA neuroscientists give memory a jolt with weak electrical signal

Researchers discover where and how to tickle the brain for better recall.
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UC Merced |

UC Merced joins effort to help make research accessible to all

Campus becomes only one of five universities leading the way for open access.
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UC Newsroom |

UC President announces National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement

The University of California – birthplace of the Free Speech Movement – will open a center in Washington DC devoted to First Amendment issues.
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UC San Diego |

John Lithgow: An actor’s lessons

The Emmy award-winner shares encouragement and experience with an MFA class.
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UC Davis |

When there's nowhere colder to go

As the oceans warmed, species migrated to Antarctica. What happens when climate change heats up their home?
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UCSF |

Over-the-counter allergy drug helps patients with chronic injury from multiple sclerosis

Clinical trial shows FDA-approved antihistamine restores nervous system function in MS patients.