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UC Davis grad student yearns to give back to the place she calls home
October 25, 2019
Adriana Lopez Torres has been able to expand services to her community in Marin, thanks to DACA. She hopes she won't be prevented from doing more.
Human Rights Lab trains students to investigate wrongdoing
October 17, 2019
This fall, 19 students will begin investigating alleged human rights abuses with their new high-tech sleuthing skills.
UC San Diego alum fulfills lifelong dream of going to space
October 10, 2019
Astronaut Jessica Meir is at home on the International Space Station and ready for her all-female spacewalk.
Students wow with science and solutions at 5th annual Grad Slam
May 14, 2019
Grad students across the UC system show off the future of research with aplomb — and in under three minutes.
At annual grad research contest, students compete to keep it simple
May 7, 2019
At Grad Slam on May 10, grad students go for glory as they explain their research in three minutes or less.
UC Berkeley alumni score three 2019 Pulitzer Prize victories
April 23, 2019
The campus boasts three new alumni winners and several other finalists and contributors.
Above and beyond: UC women challenging the status quo
March 21, 2019
You don't have to leave campus to make change — and these young students and alums prove it.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki shares her tips and tricks
March 21, 2019
The alum and her husband, Google exec Dennis Troper, spoke with campus provost Marlene Tromp on the keys to their success.
UC grad students pitch solutions in Sacramento
March 18, 2019
Ph.D. and master's students will show lawmakers how they are creating the next generation of advancements.
UC Irvine, UC Riverside scientists identify a new world for hackers
March 5, 2019
A sensitive DNA synthesis procedure will need more protection to ensure bioterrorists aren't listening in.