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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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UC Newsroom |

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 Guatemala
UC Davis |

Bringing more irrigation and climate-smart farming to Guatemala

A UC Davis-led team is equipping thousands with better tools to increase food security and reduce poverty.
UCSF UC Mexico visit
UC San Francisco |

Delegation from National Autonomous University of Mexico visits UCs

The two universities renew their collaboration, as part of the UC-Mexico Initiative.
Africa malaria
The Conversation |

How building new dams is adding to Africa’s malaria burden

A UC Irvine researcher suggests a range of approaches for controlling disease while meeting infrastructure needs.
2016 UC Accountability Report
UC Newsroom |

UC undergrads are more diverse and better prepared than ever

The 2016 Accountability Report highlights UC performance on key indicators related to teaching, research and public service.
Dr. Kelsey Martin joined the medical school’s faculty in 1999, and has served in various leadership roles including as interim dean since September 2015.
UCLA |

Neuroscientist named dean of David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Dr. Kelsey Martin was inspired to pursue a medical career by her experiences in the Peace Corps.
Marijuana smoke UCSF
UC San Francisco |

One minute of secondhand marijuana smoke impairs cardiovascular function

UCSF finds that effects are like tobacco’s, but last three times longer.
UC Santa Barbara cod
UC Santa Barbara |

A recipe for saving cod

Scientists make a breakthrough that could help the poster child of fishery science.
UC Davis bulldog
UC Davis |

English bulldog’s gene pool may be too small to heal the breed

Researchers find trouble lurking within the DNA of the iconic dog.
UC application
UC Newsroom |

Applying to UC? Here’s what’s changing

Beyond GPA and test scores, the university wants to get to know you as a person.
Brenda Martinez Olympics UC
UC Newsroom |

UC Olympians go for the gold

A total of 102 athletes, coaches and staff from eight UC campuses will take part in the Summer Olympics.
UCLA's Thomas Coates has been named director of the UC Global Health Institute.
UC Global Health Institute |

UC Global Health Institute names new leadership team

UCLA's Thomas Coates named director; UCSF's Craig Cohen, UC Davis' Patricia Conrad named co-directors.
Berkeley Lab e-cig study
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab |

Why toxic compound emissions vary in e-cigarettes

Researchers also identify two carcinogens not previously reported in vapor.