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University of California campuses rise to the top in Money’s 2024 Best Colleges

All nine UC undergraduate campuses earned either 4.5 or 5 stars in Money’s 2024 list of Best Colleges, placing them among the top tier of the nation’s universities for educational quality, affordability and student outcomes.
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California drives toward electric future

California has ambitious plans for zero-emissions vehicles. UC Davis experts weigh in on reaching those goals.
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Bird flu is increasingly adapting to mammals

Elephant seal outbreak marks first transnational spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in mammals.
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UC leads the nation’s universities in patents for second year running

The U.S. Patent and Trade Office granted UC inventors 546 utility patents in 2023.
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Transfer students triumph in the Class of 2024

Meet 10 first-gen graduates who started their journey to UC at a California community college.
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When should you neuter or spay your dog?

A new study provides updated guidelines to decrease risk of certain cancers and joint disorders.
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Alaska's rusting waters: Pristine rivers and streams turning orange

Thawing permafrost may be driving degradation, according to research from UC Davis.
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How reggae came to Hawai‘i

A UC Davis scholar explores how a sound that arose from Jamaica’s postcolonial political struggle found a new home on airwaves in the Pacific.
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UC’s rich and thriving poetic tradition goes back 100 years — and will keep you reading all year long

From poet laureates to Nobel Prize winners, UC has been a major influence on American poetry.
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UC medical school graduates take on Central Valley’s health care crisis

More than 700 medical students are earning their M.D. from a UC medical school this spring. The vast majority of these newly minted doctors — 73 percent — will stay in California for their residency training.
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Three federal policies that matter to UC students right now

UC students traveled to DC to give lawmakers a primer on what policy changes students need.
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From near-extinction to global celebrity: the story of Annie and California’s peregrine falcons

Annie the peregrine falcon is UC Berkeley’s very own celebrity mom, with fans around the world — but 50 years ago, her species almost fell prey to extinction.