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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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UC Berkeley |

Why state’s water woes could be just beginning

1976-77 drought could be mild in comparison: Paleoclimatologist believes we could be facing the driest water year in 500 years.
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UC Newsroom |

Higher ed leaders aim to reinvigorate Master Plan

UC, CSU, community college heads share strategies to improve educational access for new generation of Californians.
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UC Natural Reserve System |

Merced Vernal Pools join Natural Reserve System

New addition to reserve system will offer research opportunities to faculty and students at adjacent UC Merced.
UC Davis |

Oysters face twin threats

Predators and ocean acidification spell doom for once-prevalent Olympia oysters.
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UC San Francisco |

How much does it cost to have a baby in a hospital?

Expect to spend a pretty penny on that bundle of joy.
Donald Shoup
UCLA |

A chat with parking guru Donald Shoup

Donald Shoup, distinguished professor of urban planning in the Luskin School of Public Affairs, has become the nation’s oft-quoted, go-to expert on parking.
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UC Newsroom |

UC leaders join President Obama at higher ed summit

President Napolitano, chancellors from Berkeley, Merced and San Diego join university leaders from across the nation to brainstorm ways how higher education can better serve less-advantaged students.
UC Santa Barbara |

More than meets the eye

When it comes to vision, the brain can perform more than one function without sacrificing time or accuracy.
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UCLA |

Oscar bait or pandering to the audience?

Researchers reveal the logic behind the tough decisions studios make about what films to make.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

'Kelp Watch" monitors Fukushima nuclear contamination

Berkeley Lab collaborates on program to track nuclear contamination from quake-damaged power plant in Japan.
UC Irvine |

Caffeine consumption enhances memory

A cup of coffee's good not just for waking up, but also for boosting long-term memory.
Golden Globe winners
UC Santa Cruz |

UCSC alumni glow in TV spotlight

Andy Samberg, Cary Fukunaga bring home Golden Globes for TV work.