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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 Irvine: Why are we so afraid to leave children alone?
UC Irvine |

Why are we so afraid to leave children alone?

New research suggests social pressure exaggerates our fears about unsupervised children.
Anthony Ervin Olympics winner
UC Newsroom |

UC Olympians strike gold in Rio

UC-affiliated athletes win 18 gold medals at 2016 Summer Olympics, more than all but four nations.
Brandon Chuang UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley-bound scholar rises from the depths of schizophrenia

Brandon Chuang takes the mental disease he will be studying very personally.
UC Santa Cruz federal grant
UC Santa Cruz |

Educational Partnership Center awarded $1.2 million to help students pursue higher education

Talent Search connects disadvantaged youth and their families to high-quality tutoring services and counseling services.
Alison Brysk UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Barbara |

A guardian of global rights

The International Studies Association recognizes professor Alison Brysk’s accomplishments as a scholar and mentor.
UCSF Opioid pills
UC San Francisco |

Researchers develop safer opioid painkiller from scratch

New compound, tested in mice, could reduce overdoses and possibly curb addiction.
UC Davis pregnant
UC Davis via The Conversation |

A pregnant woman’s immune response could lead to brain disorders in her kids

New studies cast light on a process that may trigger autism, schizophrenia, and more.
Rio Olympics
UC Berkeley |

Warming world may put most cities off-limits for summer Olympics

Scientists project only three cities in North America could host the games by 2085.
Five Points Solar Farm
UC Newsroom |

Largest university solar power project pushes UC toward carbon neutrality

New installation in Fresno County will supply roughly 14 percent of UC's total electricity usage.
UC ANR mosquito
UC ANR |

UC leads Zika carrier research

Scientists aren't waiting for the first breakout to ready the state against disease.
UC Irvine diabetes
UC Irvine |

Needles not needed

A professor pursues an approach to diabetes that would make daily injections obsolete.
UC Berkeley Zinca
UC Berkeley |

How search-and-rescue dogs find you

A neuroscientist on the olfactory secrets that transform certain animals into superior trackers.