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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 Davis plant geneticist Jorge Dubcovsky examines one of the wheat plants being raised in an indoor growth chamber.
UC Davis |

New grant funds search for wheat-yield genes

National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to include training for future plant breeders.
Professor Charlie Bamforth, left, and brewer Joe Williams, second from left, confer as beer is brewed in the UC Davis brewery.
UC Davis |

Sierra Nevada Brewing owners give $2M to UC Davis brewing program

Gift establishes endowment for a full-time staff brewing position.
Moderator Evan Kleiman, Robert Goldberg, Russ Parsons and Edward Parson talk about the controversy over genetic modifications of our food. Goldberg and Parson are UCLA professors.
UCLA |

UCLA professors defend GMOs

No known detrimental impacts have been found in genetically modified food.
UC Riverside death protein
UC Riverside |

Study provides new focus for developing drugs to fight cancer

An understudied protein could help combat treatment resistance in cancer cells.
UC Berkeley garbled
UC Berkeley |

How the brain extracts meaning from noise

Neuroscientists observe the brain tune in and tune out in real time.
UC Davis house drought
UC Davis |

A house designed for drought

UC Davis students tackle the water crisis in their entry for the Department of Energy’s 2017 Solar Decathlon.
UC Santa Cruz Rachel Carson
UC Santa Cruz |

A year of risks and rewards

Scientific advancements, student achievements and a new 'collision space' cap off a remarkable 2016.
Hasan Minhaj UC Davis
UC Davis |

Comedian's homecoming

Alum Hasan Minhaj tackles weighty national and local issues in his one-man show.
UCSF coffee 2016
UCSF |

UCSF's most popular science stories of 2016

Advances in cancer, drug, neuroscience and Zika research define an eventful year.
UC Berkeley |

Repealing the Affordable Care Act could cost California 200,000 jobs

It also could cost the state economy $20 billion in GDP.
UC Davis graduate student Priyesh Shetty uses the free produce from the Fruit and Veggie Up! program to supplement his diet.
UC Davis |

Program distributes 10,000 pounds of produce to students

Offers donated fruits and vegetables for free.
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UCLA |

How to avoid overeating during holidays

UCLA dietitian offers tips for staying healthy.