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John August Swanson's Rainy Day can be borrowed through the Graphic Arts Loan Collection UC Berkeley
Morrison Library revives Graphic Arts Loan program
Collection includes original signed works of Picasso, Miro and other artists.
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Collision of clusters from the Hubble Telescope and Chandra Observatory (credit: NASA) UC Santa Barbara
Collision of galaxy clusters captured by astronomers
Clash of clusters provides striking evidence for dark matter and insight into its properties.
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UC Davis
No more big stink; mosquito attractant odorless to humans
Research could play a key role in surveillance and control programs for Culex mosquitoes.
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UC Merced
UC Merced opens expanded dining facility
Gift helps support new dining terrace and herb garden.
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UC Irvine
UC Irvine Medical Center's nursing excellence lauded
Magnet center program recognizes quality patient care.
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UC Davis
Feats of strength begin a lizard's day
Displays of reptilian strength include push-ups, head bobs and extensions of a colorful neck flap.
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UC Merced
Team of 9 professors will get $650,000 laser system
System also will benefit students, from upper-division physics students to those planning to minor in nanotech.
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Undergraduate students at UC Riverside and Riverside Community College are looking for answers that will help protect our nation's food and water supplies.

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UC Santa Cruz students
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UC campuses rank highly in multiple rankings
From U.S. News & World Report to the international Shanghai Jiao Tong University rankings, UC scored highly in several recently released college rankings. See also: UC a 'shining star' for college campuses in sustainability; UC Merced economist studies impact of college rankings.
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Office of the President News


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California Assembly passes UC-supported AB 2296, the Researcher Protection Act of 2008
The bill next moves to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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Robert Grey, UC interim provost Administration
Robert D. Grey named interim UC provost
Grey, longtime UC academic administrator, previously was UC Davis provost, UC Riverside acting chancellor.
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Administration
Departing UC provost to take senior position at United Arab Emirates University
Wyatt R. (Rory) Hume will become provost of UAE University on Sept. 1.
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Multicampus
UC Olympians go for the gold
Among the Olympians competing in Beijing are 102 with ties to UC. Track their competitions and read their blogs for an insider's view of the 2008 Summer Games.
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General News
Statement on Santa Cruz firebombings
UC President Mark Yudof calls attack at homes of UC Santa Cruz researchers a threat to public safety.
Animal research information.
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Employees
UC response to governor's executive order on state pay
Message from Provost and Executive Vice President Wyatt R. Hume.
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Compensation
Media advisory: 2007 UC annual payroll report released
The annual report on systemwide employee compensation is available online.
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General News
Revised contracts and procedures improve construction process at UC
More flexible process will encourage wider participation of qualified contractors, consultants in UC projects.
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UC Regents
UC Regents approve systemwide ethics and compliance program, appoint new compliance advisor
Odell Guyton, former U.S. attorney, corporate compliance officer for Univ. of Pennsylvania, named compliance advisor.
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