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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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The UC experience
Campus by campus, dive into clubs, classes and experiences you can only get here.
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Cargo ship monitor Whale Safe heads east to help a new endangered whale
There are only about 350 North Atlantic right whales left on Earth — but they are about to get some much-needed help from UC Santa Barbara scientists.
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Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A sociologist looks for answers.
Why do kids outperform their parents in this rural California town? A UC Santa Barbara sociologist looks for answers.
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Young UC scientists selected as fellows to prestigious Nobel laureate meeting
27 highly accomplished young scientists were awarded the opportunity to join Nobel laureates from around the globe at the 2024 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Germany.
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Researchers uncover a potential method for interrupting the misfolding of tau protein that underlies neurodegenerative disease
New ways of disrupting mutant tau proteins could eventually lead to targeted therapeutics for Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
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‘The UC Effect’: Shaping the future of AI
UC’s first systemwide Congress on AI delved into the technology’s promise and perils — and the unique role the university can play in leading the way forward.
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Got climate anxiety? This UC course can help.
A growing initiative at the University of California offers students a chance to learn about and act on the climate crisis.
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Researchers develop molecules for a new class of antibiotics that can overcome drug resistant bacteria
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global problem: In 2019, an estimated 1.3 million deaths around the globe could be attributed to AMR.