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UC Davis |

‘Unfold’ podcast episode examines hormonal birth control for men

A clinical trial of birth control for males is underway at UC Davis.
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UC Berkeley |

Spying the secrets of creativity

Famous mid-century writers and architects submitted to testing and observation at UC Berkeley in a researcher's bid to understand the source of creativity.
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UC Davis |

'What if' question leads staff member to commencement stage

Lizbeth Lopez is among the 700 students who will be walking across the stage at UC Davis's 2023 fall commencement ceremony on Saturday, December 16.
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UC San Francisco |

Why you might not find your favorite cold meds at the pharmacy

The FDA says the decongestant phenylephrine isn’t effective, but there are still options for relieving cold symptoms, says UCSF pharmacist.
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UCLA |

UCLA Anderson Forecast: Despite geopolitical uncertainty, data indicate no recession

California’s slower-growing economy continues to outpace the nation’s.
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UC Riverside |

One of the world’s worst pests attacks California

It's all hands on deck to halt the spread of fruit flies. UC Riverside professor Bodil Cass explains how you can help save California crops.
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UC Newsroom |

12 ingenious discoveries from a year of UC research

In 2023, every campus, lab and medical center came through with findings that benefit our health, happiness and the very fate of our planet.
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UC Irvine |

Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and Robert S. Chang to join UCI Law

The center integrates research, advocacy and education to promote racial equity and social justice.
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UC Newsroom |

Health is finally a priority at COP28. Will it spur faster climate action?

Dozens of UC experts are in Dubai this week, making sure global leaders have the scientific information they need to chart a course forward on climate change.
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UC Santa Barbara |

A ‘Paris Agreement for plastic’ could slash plastic pollution to almost zero

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara and UC Berkeley have launched an AI-powered tool that provides unprecedented insight into how the nations of the world can combine policies to end plastic pollution.
Carolyn Smith smiles at the camera in a shoulders-up portrait with a staircase and window in the background. She has long, straight, light-brown hair tinted with gray and wears a maroon top and long, dangly earrings.
UC Berkeley |

Indigenous anthropologist and new UC Berkeley professor finds family, hope in basket weaving

Carolyn Smith is a new assistant professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley and an enrolled descendant of the Karuk tribe. Her life’s work forever changed years ago after a trip to the Klamath River.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Worldwide leaders convene to protect, advance global biodiversity

UC Santa Cruz hosted the APEC University Leaders' Forum with UC Davis and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities
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