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UC Newsroom |

UC medical school graduates take on Central Valley’s health care crisis

More than 700 medical students are earning their M.D. from a UC medical school this spring. The vast majority of these newly minted doctors — 73 percent — will stay in California for their residency training.

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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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Key in the door
UC Santa Cruz |

Where you put your keys

Ben Storm explains why we tend to misplace just that one thing and why forgetting might be a secret power.
UC Merced |

Study: Snacking on almonds a healthy alternative for breakfast-skipping students

A new study shows the snack can improve key metabolic indicators for breakfast-skipping college students.
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UC Newsroom |

A guilt-free flip-flop

Affordable, sustainable footwear is possible — thanks to the power of algae.
A man and a woman conduct a scientific experiment
UCLA |

UCLA scientists explain principles behind the superpowers of Ant-Man and the Wasp

The characters’ extraordinary abilities are pure science fiction. Or are they?
Left-handed child at blackboard
UC Santa Barbara |

What being left-handed says about culture

The number of left-handed people in a society can help explain its norms, new study finds.
Two people walking through high corn
UC Davis |

Can we grow one of the world's largest food crops without fertilizer?

We could be one step closer with the discovery of a new variety of corn.
UC Irvine medical center patient and provider
UC Newsroom |

UC hospitals recognized as nation, state's best

High praise for the five UC medical centers in a new U.S. News survey.
UC Riverside |

Fake News Can’t Fool New Algorithm

An algorithm that can already detect fake news stories with 75 percent accuracy gets a boost from Snap Research.
UCLA |

Relax, mom. You still matter.

A new study has a reassuring message for parents of college-age children: You’re probably underestimating their loyalty to you.
UC Irvine |

Smartphones act as digital security blankets in stressful social situations

When people are in awkward social situations, their phones offer comfort and relieve feelings of isolation — without even turning them on.
Cynthia Marshall, as a U C Berkeley cheerleader in the late 1980s
UC Berkeley |

Always a maverick: Alum Cynthia Marshall, NBA’s first African American female CEO

Marshall was the first African American cheerleader at UC Berkeley and the first in her family to graduate from college.
UCLA |

Neurosurgeon’s accurate diagnosis restored teen’s vision

After two years of living in darkness and pain, Rhianna Wilson's future looks bright