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UC medical school graduates take on Central Valley’s health care crisis

More than 700 medical students are earning their M.D. from a UC medical school this spring. The vast majority of these newly minted doctors — 73 percent — will stay in California for their residency training.

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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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Sea lions exposed to algal toxin show impaired spatial memory
UC Santa Cruz |

Sea lions exposed to algal toxin show impaired spatial memory

Permanent damage caused by domoic acid may affect their ability to survive in the wild, UC Santa Cruz-led study suggests.
Sarah Woodruff is a UC Santa Cruz student and the intern coordinator for effot. Each week, students help every week at the garden to talk about food justice and teach the children about nutrition and growing fruits and vegetables.
UC Santa Cruz |

Cultivating a garden -- and food security -- in Watsonville

UC Santa Cruz students gain valuable experience in campus-community partnership.
Scientists Devise an Algorithm That Detects Sarcasm Better Than Humans Can
California Magazine |

Scientists devise algorithm that detects sarcasm better than humans

Computers show an accuracy rate of 75 percent — notably better than the humans, according to research co-led by UC Berkeley. 
UC Newsroom |

Online learning, from Biochemistry to Basque

Growing catalog expands access to classes, from niche subjects to core curriculum.
UC Riverside physicist Miguel Aragón-Calvo uses 3D-printing technology to understand how the universe has evolved.
UC Riverside |

The universe in your hand

UC Riverside physicist uses 3D-printing technology to understand how the cosmos has evolved.
Walnuts, a top California export crop, grow in orchards like this.
UC Davis |

UC Davis cracks the walnut genome

The information should accelerate the rate of breeding and variety improvement in walnuts and help breeders select for desired traits such as insect and disease resistance, and drought tolerance.
Eric Castle is one of several UCSF dental and medical experts behind the Bluetooth-enabled SmartByte retainer, which is designed to improve patient usage.
UC San Francisco |

'Smart' retainer keeps patients (and teeth) in line

Innovative research is underway at UCSF to produce a Bluetooth smart retainer for orthodontics patients, with a goal of increasing the amount of time a patient wears the device to ensure the best possible treatment outcome.
Neurosurgeon Eddie Chang operates on a patient with epilepsy. Chang’s team is mapping the regions of the brain that trigger seizures while also studying the circuits that mediate mood.
UC San Francisco |

Illuminating depression’s circuitry

UC San Francisco neurosurgeon Edward Chang is studying whether flawed brain circuitry causes mood disorders and how to restore neural processing.
A new study offers strategic guidance on the placement of marine protected areas to meet global conservation goals - See more at: http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2015/016205/protecting-ocean-species#sthash.aMH7GEAd.PcNMUi3Q.dpuf
UC Santa Barbara |

Protecting ocean species

UC Santa Barbara researchers part of study that offers guidance on the placement of marine protected areas.
Santa vs. super heroes
UC Irvine |

Santa vs. superheroes

UC Irvine physics professor compares St. Nick’s powers to those of traditional caped crusaders.
How UC is playing a unique role in race against climate change
California Magazine |

How UC is playing a unique role in global race against climate change

UC is a participant in Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Coalition and has proposed 10 scalable solutions for "carbon neutrality and climate stability" in California.
Tipsy Elves founders Nicklaus Morton and Evan Mendelsohn appear on ABC’s Shark Tank in December 2013.
UC San Diego |

UC San Diego alums turn ugly Christmas sweaters into booming business

Company catering to holiday fad for gaudy designs and expects $10 million in sales this year.