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UC Newsroom |
UC medical school graduates take on Central Valley’s health care crisis
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UC Newsroom |
A UC degree launched Miguel Tamayo’s life as an aerospace engineer. Here’s how he paid for college.
UC Riverside |
Partnership makes algebra accessible north and south of the border
Online bilingual instruction is aligned with Mexican school requirements and Common Core, to help teachers keep immigrant students on track with math learning
UC Santa Barbara |
Protecting the deep sea
Researchers call for balancing commercial extraction of deep-sea resources with protection of diverse seabed habitats.
UC San Diego |
Researchers ID ‘conjunction junction’ for brain’s navigation function
Ever wake at night and find your way through the house without stubbing your toe? There's a region of the brain that enables you to do that – and generally helps you navigate the world.
UC Newsroom |
8 from UC among Scientific American’s top biotech visionaries
Worldview 100 highlights visionaries who continue to reshape the industry — and the world.
UCLA |
Homelessness and LGBT youth
Study: Sexual and gender minorities are overrepresented among homeless youth.
UC San Diego |
Scripps alumna nominated to lead National Academy of Sciences
Academy members will vote on geophysicist Marcia McNutt's candidacy in December.
UC ANR |
Beyond the food stamp challenge
UC Agriculture and Natural Resources has found a way to help low-income families successfully stretch their food dollars and eat healthier while receiving food assistance.
UC Davis |
Symposium calls for food security (not food uncertainty)
A symposium by the UC Davis Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy convened journalists, scientists and foodies to discuss the controversies surrounding genetic engineering technologies.
UC Berkeley |
Now humans can navigate by sonar
Physicists use graphene to build lightweight ultrasonic loudspeakers and microphones, enabling people to mimic bats or dolphins’ ability to gauge distance and speed by using sound.
UCLA Magazine |
Homes with heart for Sendai
Architecture and urban design chair Hitoshi Abe is designing homes that will rise from the rubble in his quake- and tsunami-damaged hometown in Japan.
Lawrence Livermore Lab |
Did icy comets serve as storks for life on Earth
Astrobiologist investigates whether cosmic collisions were the key to earthly life.
Lawrence Berkeley Lab |
Driverless electric taxis could save money and the planet
Study finds lower greenhouse gas emissions on per-mile basis for driverless cars deployed as taxis — plus they're cost effective.