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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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Helicopter parents UC Merced
UC Merced |

New book shows pros and cons of 'helicopter parenting'

A UC Merced professor explores the ramifications of this hands-on approach to raising kids.
Mariah Watson UC Davis
UC Newsroom |

UC president honors students with the President's Award for Outstanding Student Leadership

Three students from UC Davis and UCLA are recognized at the UC Board of Regents meeting.
UC San Diego climate change
UC San Diego |

How to talk about climate change so people will act

Want to motivate individuals to stop global warming? UC San Diego research points to a successful strategy.
UCLA HIV T cell
UCLA |

Eliminating the HIV epidemic is possible, says UCLA

A new study shows that effective treatment of patients in Denmark has virtually contained the disease.
UCLA homeless veteran
UCLA |

Leading homeless veterans back into the mainstream of life

UCLA scientists are on a quest to discover the brain-based obstacles hindering vets even after they find homes.
stretchable electronics
UC Newsroom |

UC’s climate of innovation pays off for California

UC is increasingly playing a pivotal role in the California economy as a driving force behind successful startups.
Genome sequencing reveals how carrots have become good at accumulating carotenoids, the pigment compounds that give them their characteristic colors and nutritional richness.
UC Davis |

Carrot genome paints colorful picture of domestication

Study reveals how the carrot has been touched by breeding practices as well as influenced by environmental change.
UC President Janet Napolitano delivers the Global Food Summit's keynote address at the UC Irvine Beckman Center.
UC Irvine |

Five takeaways from UC's Global Food Summit

Event is first opportunity for UC Blum Federation to come together since it was formally announced in February.
UC Riverside Global Food Security Week will take place May 9-15.
UC Riverside |

UC Riverside to host Global Food Security Week with slate of events

Scheduled activities include informative lectures and discussions, a documentary screening, a farm tour, a dance party and more.
UC San Diego Maker's Row
UC San Diego |

Democratizing manufacturing, thanks to UC San Diego alumna

Maker's Row helps DIY artists realize their visions in U.S. factories.
Bolt threads UC
UC Newsroom |

10 game-changing grad student startups

Young enterprises disrupt everything from health care to agriculture.
Mussels
UC Santa Cruz |

Shellfish response to ocean acidification depends on other stressors

Vulnerability of mussels to harmful effects from acidic seawater varies among different West Coast locations, study finds.