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Coming of age in a warming world: How UC students are turning climate anxiety into action

How do UC students think about their futures, knowing that the climate they were born into will probably look a whole lot different than the one they grow old in?

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A UC degree launched Miguel Tamayo’s life as an aerospace engineer. Here’s how he paid for college.

Hear how one student paid for a UC education. 

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UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute receives funding for Human Cell Atlas projects

Three new projects will support efforts to develop a comprehensive reference atlas of all cells in the human body.
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UC San Diego |

California dreaming

Five UC presidents share stories about the university’s bold rise over the last 150 years.
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UCLA |

UCLA study reports nearly 1 in 3 California kids have a sugary drink daily

The increase since 2009 alarms public health professionals.
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UC Newsroom |

Stopping an environmental disaster before it’s too late

How UC research sounded the alarm on the ozone layer.
UC Riverside Costa's Hummingbird
UC Riverside |

For hummingbirds looking for mates, it's all about the right approach

Costa's hummingbirds use physics to hide their weaknesses while they proclaim their love.
UC San Diego alcohol sensor
UC San Diego |

The end of the breathalyzer?

A tiny, injectable sensor could provide unobtrusive, long-term alcohol and drug monitoring.
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UC Newsroom |

UC system offers the best value, says Forbes

Eight UC campuses make this year's 300 Best Value Colleges list, with six among the top 15.
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UCSF via The Conversation |

Overeating? It may be a brain glitch

New approaches seek to switch off the brain patterns that drive overeating. Here's how they could help you.
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UC Davis |

Saving the wild horses of the Channel Islands

Only 60 Santa Cruz Island horses remain. UC Davis researcher Amy McLean is working to keep the line alive.
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UC Riverside |

Research links anti-immigrant prejudice to mortality risk

U.S.-born individuals of immigrant descent fare much worse than their foreign-born counterparts.
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UC Newsroom |

The ‘aha moment’ that led to nuclear physics

How Ernest O. Lawrence looked inside the atom — and beyond.
Rebecca Braslau UC Santa Cruz magazine
UC Santa Cruz Magazine |

A safer, better plastic

Aging plastic leaches harmful chemicals. Rebecca Braslau has made it her life's work to create a safer alternative.