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Next up for UC’s Class of 2025? Building California’s brilliant future

From jobs to graduate school to giving back to the communities they came from, UC’s latest crop of graduates has big plans to make a difference.

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Is college worth it? For University of California grads, the data offers an undeniable ‘Yes!’

Not only do large percentages of UC alums enter the workforce with no student debt, but their degrees deliver an array of economic and social benefits both for themselves and their communities.

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UC Newsroom |

UCLA professor, UC Berkeley alums win prestigious MacArthur ‘genius’ grants

Four UC-connected innovators tackling subjects as varied as geology and racial bias in search engines have been awarded prestigious MacArthur fellowships.
Matthew Henson
UCLA |

A lunar honor for explorer Matthew Henson, thanks to a UCLA graduate student

A crater on the moon is now named for the Black Arctic explorer, whose achievements were played down in his lifetime.
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UC San Diego |

Survey finds bipartisan support for major reform to California’s recall process

A new analysis also shows that the 2021 gubernatorial recall election was unrepresentative of the state’s electorate.
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UC Newsroom |

Quiz: How much do you know about the Nobel Prize?

Not everyone can win a Nobel, but this is the next best thing. Prizes are announced starting Oct. 5.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Wild, wild life

Alum Sebastian Kennerknecht’s passion for animals drives him to use wildlife photography to fight for their survival.
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UC Newsroom |

UC earns Green Power Leadership Award from EPA

The University of California received a 2021 Green Power Leadership Award today for accelerating the transition to clean energy.
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UC San Diego |

How a plant virus could help stop cancers from reaching the lungs

A virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants could form the basis for a new therapy to treat metastatic cancers and established tumors.
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UC Davis |

New program brings leading contemporary artists to UC Davis classrooms

UC Davis opens its doors to exciting new work as it launches the most extensive artist residency program of its kind in the United States.
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UC San Francisco |

California faces short-term nursing shortage from COVID-19 retirements

Many older registered nurses have left the field and a large number plan on retiring or quitting within the next two years. 
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UC Newsroom |

UC earns green accolades from Sierra Club, Princeton Review as a nationwide leader in sustainability

The University of California is once again a leader in sustainability leadership and achievement, according to new rankings.
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UC Riverside |

Why is it taking so long to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for kids?

UC Riverside vaccine expert David Lo explains the reasons behind the wait.
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UC earns national award for diversity and inclusion efforts

The University of California was honored today (Sept. 20) with a 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.