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Notable UC books of 2024

Featuring New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners and some of the most talked about books of the year, catch up on some of the great reads you may have missed from UC authors.

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12 amazing UC discoveries of 2024

Explore new ways of understanding ourselves, our planet and our place in the universe.

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UC San Diego |

Neural stem cell transplantation shows promise for treating chronic spinal cord injury

Researchers have demonstrated the long-term safety and feasibility of neural stem cell transplantation for treating chronic spinal cord injuries.
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UC San Francisco |

Believe it or not, 1 vape has 20 cigarettes worth of nicotine

UCSF is home to the world’s largest archive of Big Tobacco’s internal documents. Meet the physician deciphering its pages to uncover how marketing is creating a new epidemic.
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UC Davis |

UC Davis study finds never-before-seen carnivorous squirrels

California ground squirrels hunt, kill and eat voles, reveals a study by UC Davis and UW-Eau Claire, sharing the first evidence of widespread carnivorous behavior among squirrels.
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UC Newsroom |

UC transfer student Lakeysha Jackson: For a mom with two teens, UC was the next step to fuel career and curiosity

After years working as a nursing assistant while attending community college, Jackson is starting her next chapter at UC Santa Barbara.
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UC Newsroom |

Federal agencies approve management contract extensions for Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

The two contract extensions further the University of California’s long and storied history of service to the nation through the management and operation of U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories.
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UC Newsroom |

UC awards $15.5M in research grants to tackle big questions in health, AI, agriculture and climate justice

Researchers will gather better data on maternal health, test new ways of filtering ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater and work with California schools to protect students from extreme heat.
A deep red arm chair with an open book with glasses on top of it next to a fireplace
UC Newsroom |

Notable UC books of 2024

Featuring New York Times bestsellers, Pulitzer Prize winners and some of the most talked about books of the year, catch up on some of the great reads you may have missed from UC authors.
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UC San Diego |

The science of shopping

UC San Diego neuroeconomist Uma Karmarkar explains what happens in the brain when we buy.
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UC Davis |

Probiotics and prebiotics: hype or health?

A closer look at the proliferation of probiotics with Maria Marco, a microbiologist and professor in the department of food science and technology at UC Davis.
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UC Merced |

In UC Merced standup comedy course, joy is the punchline

A central emotion in laughter — joy — was what UC Merced professor Eileen Camfield was reaching for when she developed a course called Special Topics in Rhetoric, not How to Excel in Stand-up Comedy.
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UCLA |

Generation Z wants to be safe, UCLA study finds

Being kind to others, self-acceptance and having fun are also goals for 10- to 24-year-olds surveyed across the U.S. in a UCLA study.
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UC Newsroom |

Why some concussions are worse than others

Find out what happens to your brain when you get a concussion, and why you might want to think twice before signing your kid up for certain sports.