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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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UCLA Terence Tao
UCLA |

Math professor keeps good company in National Geographic ‘Genius’ issue

Terence Tao credits ‘hard work, directed by intuition, literature and a bit of luck.’
UC Santa Barbara single people
UC Santa Barbara via The Conversation |

More people than ever before are single — and that’s a good thing

Single people are often thought of as self-centered. But science says they're a boon to communities across the country.
UC Irvine Randerson
UC Newsroom |

9 UC scholars elected to National Academy of Sciences

New members from seven campuses are recognized for their achievements in original research.
UC Berkeley silk road
UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley to open first university center for Silk Road study in North America

$5M gift from the Tang family launches new interdisciplinary hub.
UC Berkeley's Team Greenscape members: Adrian Lu, Ali Ticker, Michael Fleischmann, Olga Ballard, M.B.A. 18; and Ryan Peterson.
UC Berkeley |

Graduate students compete to make food more sustainable

Patagonia Case Competition held at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business.
DNA differences UCSF
UCSF |

First clear-cut risk genes for Tourette syndrome revealed

Results point to a 'bright future' for understanding the disorder.
UC Santa Barbara cosmic web
UC Santa Barbara |

UC astronomers measure the 'cosmic web'

The data validates preexisting theories about how cosmic structures form.
Drycard UC Davis
UC ANR/UC Davis |

‘DryCard’ invention wins competition to reduce food loss in Africa

Moisture-sensing card will help farmers store dried food without spoilage.
Massimo Bottura will be joined by UCLA’s Jennifer Jay, Burbank Recycle Center’s Amy Hammes and moderator Evan Kleiman of KCRW-FM.
UCLA |

World-renowned chef to speak at ‘Science and Food’ lecture at UCLA

Massimo Bottura to join May 2 panel discussion on food waste, hunger and the environment.
The construction of dams and irrigation of arid areas have been a boon to rice farming in Ethiopia. While enhancing food productivity and economic development, such environmental modifications could have unforeseen detrimental effects on malaria transmiss
UC Irvine and UC San Diego and UCSF |

Tackling malaria worldwide

NIH awards three UC campuses up to $25 million to help improve malaria control.
Students gardening
UC San Diego |

Reducing hunger and food waste

UC San Diego highlights efforts to increase food sustainability during Earth Month.
Honey bee pesticide
UC San Diego |

Common U.S. pesticide makes bees 'drunk'

Study points to a broadly used chemical that impairs bees' ability to fly and find food.