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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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UC Newsroom |

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 Riverside |

Seeds of change

Free public talk at UC Riverside, part of UC Global Food Initiative lecture series, to discuss the campus' sustainable food efforts.
UC Berkeley |

Al Gore: Democracy has been hacked

The former vice president speaks passionately about our political system, the environment and the future of humankind.
Researcher Joy Mench measured the tradeoffs and benefits of alternate methods for housing egg-laying hens.
UC Davis |

Hen-housing study unveils tradeoffs for birds and workers

Alternative housing systems for laying hens present a variety of tradeoffs, according to new UC Davis research.
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Lawrence Berkeley Lab |

How a new telescope will measure the expansion of the universe

A next-generation experiment will create the largest 3-D map of the universe and help Berkeley Lab scientists get a handle on dark energy.
UC Merced |

Grad student uses math to study deadly diseases

Graduate student Jason Davis doesn’t use a traditional lab to study prion diseases. Instead, he relies on computer modeling and applied mathematics.
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UC San Diego |

Pancreatic cancer risk linked to weak sunlight

Epidemiologists suggest harm may come from low levels of vitamin D, which is produced by the body when skin is directly exposed to sunlight.
UC Davis |

UC Davis ranked No. 1 in world for agriculture, veterinary sciences

It's the third consecutive year that UC Davis has been ranked first in agriculture and forestry by QS World University Rankings.
UC Newsroom |

15 UC scholars elected to National Academy of Sciences

New members are recognized for their achievements in original research.
UC San Diego |

Cal-BRAIN selects 16 California research projects for seed grants

Projects will speed development of new brain technologies, or ‘neurotechnologies.’
UC Newsroom |

Napolitano calls on scientists to advocate for science

President Napolitano calls on scientists to embrace the role of public intellectual at National Academy of Science meeting.
David Tierney, Sonia Gutierrez and unidentified veteran
UCLA |

UCLA law students help create class that aids homeless veterans

Veterans Benefits Legal Clinic helps veterans navigate what can be a complex process to receive financial assistance.
Haojun Li and Forrest Sam
UC Berkeley |

Chinese students test the waters of free speech

More than 1,600 students from China are navigating the nuances of free speech at Berkeley.