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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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UC San Diego |

Government aid: like parent, like offspring

Parents’ use of government assistance likely drives use in next generation.
UC San Diego |

Shake table, robot win Popular Science awards

Innovations are among the magazine's 'Best of What's New' honorees.
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UCLA |

Engineered tomato improves cholesterol

The tomatoes, designed to mimic the effect of "good" cholesterol, reduced the negative activity of unsaturated lysophosphatidic acids, which are found in the small intestine.
UC Berkeley |

Teen night owls likely to perform worse academically, emotionally

Teenagers who go to bed late during the school year are more prone to academic and emotional difficulties in the long run, compared to their earlier-to-bed counterparts.
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley library readies Pat Brown archive

Former governor's documents will open a window to California political history in the 20th century.
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UC San Diego |

Fellowship program attracts diverse postdocs

New perspectives drive academic research in this extension of UC's President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.
UC Davis |

First study of Russian meteorite

February 2013 event injured more than 1,200, caused damage up to 50 miles away from meteorite's path.
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UCLA |

Do your legs know what your tongue is doing?

Researchers created a virtual world for rats that showed how navigation, expectation of a reward are connected.
UC Santa Cruz |

Marine scientists track spread of sea star wasting disease

Mysterious outbreak has become widespread along the U.S. west coast over the past several months.
UC Davis |

Interactive tool helps patients discuss depression

Computer program helps users identify symptoms, facilitates discussion with physicians.
UC Berkeley |

Wives matter more in calming marital conflicts

How quickly a wife calms down after a heated argument is a decisive factor in keeping peace in the long run.
UC Riverside |

Good news first, or bad news?

Where positive information comes in a bad-news conversation can influence outcome, researchers find.