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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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Grand Canyon UC Davis trip
UC Davis |

A 'Grand' adventure at UC Davis

Students make the Colorado River their classroom and learn how to bring scientific issues to the public.
Derrick Jennings never goes without his hat, boots or cowboy belt buckle. He wears them so it's clear to people that he's a hardworking cowboy.
UC Food Observer |

'From Cows to Concrete': New book provides history of ag in Los Angeles County

A Q&A with UC Cooperative Extension advisor Rachel Surls about urban agriculture in Los Angeles.
UC San Diego steel body armor
UC San Diego |

'Shocking' new steel alloy could be used for body armor

Record-breaking material developed by UC San Diego engineers shows promise for a wide range of applications.
UC Davis autism cancer
UC Davis |

Cancer gene twice as likely to be defective in children with autism

A tumor suppressor is found missing in many autistic children and their fathers by UC Davis researchers.
UC San Diego elephant seals
UC San Diego |

What elephant seals can tell us about using carbon monoxide to heal

What sea animals share with heavy smokers could lead to new therapies, a UC San Diego study says.
Heart health UC San Diego Latina
UC San Diego |

New UC San Diego center will focus on heart health among Latinas

$3.7 million research initiative to explore factors contributing to higher cardiovascular disease risk.
UC Merced California crops
UC Merced |

How plants could adapt to changing climate

UC Merced botanists study plants in diverse habitats to peek into the future of California's crops.
UC Irvine mind games
UC Irvine |

Mind games: Why April Fools' Day works

A UC Irvine cognitive scientist exposes the ultimate trickster: your brain.
Wendell Lim UCSF
UC San Francisco |

UCSF schools lead nation in NIH biomedical research funding

UC San Francisco's four schools receive the highest awards for the third year in a row.
UC Santa Cruz pediatric cancer
UC Santa Cruz Magazine |

Building a ladder to a cure

UC Santa Cruz researchers open a new front in the treatment of pediatric cancer.
UCSF dementia depression
UC San Francisco |

Study suggests ‘emotional health’ implicated in dementia

Risk may be almost doubled by escalating depression in the elderly, according to UC San Francisco research.
Tumbleweed UC Riverside
UC Riverside |

New tumbleweed species rapidly expanding range

UC Riverside researchers find the weed may have tumbled too far.