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National Academy of Engineering elects 10 University of California researchers
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What cuts to NIH funding mean for cancer patients and their families
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Regents chair Lansing with a message to UC community
UC Board of Regents chair Sherry Lansing says in a video statement that she is "shocked and appalled" by the images of police actions during recent student protests at UC Berkeley and UC Davis.Lansing supports UC President Mark Yudof's effort to…
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Winner of $1 Million X CHALLENGE has roots at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School
Innovative grooved-skimmer technology will transform oil spill response efforts.
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Grads turn senior project into game design company
A new iPad game called Syz EG, now available from Apple's App Store, showcases the professional quality of the work done by UC Santa Cruz students in the computer game design program.
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Easily embarrassed? People will trust you more
A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are also more trustworthy, and more generous.
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How the Milky Way got its spiral arms
UC Irvine astronomers have shown how the Milky Way galaxy's iconic spiral arms form.
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Historians seek Port Chicago survivor accounts
Officials at the University of California, Berkeley's Regional Oral History Office are looking for first-hand accounts of the 1944 Port Chicago explosion that helped desegregate the U.S. military.
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John Davies, regent emeritus, 1934-2011
San Diego attorney, civic leader and philanthropist John G. Davies, regent emeritus of the University of California and former board chairman, was remembered Tuesday (May 24) by current regents Chair Russell S. Gould as "a man of integrity and honor,…
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Dorothy Leland named UC Merced chancellor
Georgia College & State University President Dorothy Leland was appointed by the University of California Board of Regents to serve as the third chancellor of UC Merced.
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Energy efficiency programs save UC $21 million per year
Improved light controls, such as those that are part of UC Davis' Smart Lighting Program, are among ways UC campuses are improving energy efficiency in existing buildings.UC has won national praise for its 50 LEED-certified facilities, the most of any U.S…
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Researchers discuss sugar’s highs, lows
America's growing sweet tooth is super-sizing waistlines and the nation's health care price tag, warn University of California researchers.People in the U.S. are eating 21 times more sweet stuff today than the pilgrims and pioneers did, according to…
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UC shares Peace Corps public service commitment
UC marks 50 years of involvement with the venerable volunteer organization.
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UC medical schools increase underrepresented minority students
Crystal Denmon was raised by a single parent in South Los Angeles, where gangs were common and graduating from high school was not.
Crystal Denmon
Starting in second grade, she woke up at 5:30 a.m. to catch the bus that took her an hour across town to…