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UC Newsroom |

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 Irvine |

Teens’ online friendships just as meaningful as face-to-face ones

Digital communication can even provide more benefits but also carries more risks.
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UCSF |

How ketogenic diets curb inflammation

UCSF team discovers a key to the diet's apparent effects.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Step back into the 19th century

A replica printing press from England takes center stage in the new Maker Lab.
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UC Berkeley Haas School of Business |

Two alumni-led companies are remaking school meals

The cafeteria is a healthier, more sustainable place these days, thanks to four alums with a passion for food.
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UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz music alumnus lands job as head archivist of Bob Dylan Archive

Alum will help build the world's leading academic resource on the artist.
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UC Davis |

Blocking the 'love hormone'

A new study finds that blocking oxytocin works better than Prozac to help stressed mice.
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UCLA |

First-generation college students get a place of their own at UCLA

The First To Go community provides support for students new to the college world.
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UC Newsroom |

UC President Napolitano reaffirms university policies on sexual harassment and violence

UC's systemwide policies and procedures remain in full effect despite changes in Title IX guidance at the federal level.
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UC Newsroom |

UC first-generation faculty to students: You’ve got this and we’re here to help

Mentorship program connects students who are the first in the family to college with faculty who have walked in their shoes.
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UC Newsroom |

The case for modernizing NAFTA and recommitting to North American partnerships

A forum co-hosted by UC and Tecnológico de Monterrey explores the importance of the trade policy to California.
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UC Merced |

Record-breaking class pushes UC Merced enrollment near 8,000

The young campus is now the fastest-growing university in the nation.
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UC Santa Cruz via The Conversation |

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of your body’s clock — and soon may be able to reset it

Whether you're a night owl or a morning lark, circadian rhythms control just about every aspect of your health.