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Critical research hangs in the balance as UC faces unprecedented federal threats

Explore some of the research happening at UC that’s poised to deliver transformative benefits to the American people.

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12 foods you couldn’t live without — brought to you by the University of California

Across university farms and labs, and in partnership with growers and ranchers around the state, research from the University of California is at the root of the nation’s abundance.

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UC aims to better serve community college transfers

Proposals seek to simplify and strengthen the pathway through which one in three undergraduates get to UC.
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UCLA |

Brain's response to sexual images linked to number of partners

Understanding the brain's reaction may help scientists create interventions to reduce sensitivity and, in turn, tendency toward risky sexual behavior.
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UC Newsroom |

UC inventions on display at Tech Commercialization Forum

Research discoveries make the leap to commercial products — and fuel the state's economy.
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UC Newsroom |

A thirst for knowledge

Attacking the drought from all perspectives — that’s the power of public.
Fig. 1 — bike renegades
Fig. 1 by University of California |

Renegades of bike culture

Today’s hipsters and their fixies are not the first to embody the too-cool-for-school persona of the cyclist.
UC San Diego |

Link between e-cigarettes and mental health

Persons with mental health conditions are found more likely to use nicotine-delivery devices.
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UC San Francisco |

Study debunks health claims for e-cigarettes

Researchers urge same restrictions for e-cigarettes as the tobacco variety.
Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica
UC Irvine |

West Antarctic glacier loss appears unstoppable

The volume of melted ice enough is expected to raise sea level around the globe by 4 feet.
Rebecca Peters, UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley |

Berkeley's top graduating senior makes a splash in water policy

Rebecca Peters’ IQ score measured so low in fourth grade that her school did not deem her to be college material. Today she’s a diehard clean-water-access warrior and UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior.
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Breast cancer research program offers community training

California Breast Cancer Research Program invites people to learn about what environmental factors play role in disease.
Tajeerah Mujahid
UC Newsroom |

UC looks to simplify and improve transfer experience

Board of Regents will hear recommendations for streamlining the community college transfer process.
UC President Napolitano at UC Hastings
UC Hastings College of the Law |

President Napolitano delivers UC Hastings commencement address

Address invoked influential alumni, both famous and little-known.