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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 Newsroom |

The window is closing to fill out the census. Help your community get its fair share.

With the census set to be completed September 30, time is running out to make sure you get counted — and get the services you deserve.
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UC San Diego |

An incomplete victory

The 100th anniversary of women's right to vote is coming up — but not all women benefited.
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UCLA |

Historian’s new book traces three generations of suffragists

‘Suffrage: Women’s Long Battle for the Vote’ is timed to celebrate the centennial of women’s right to vote.
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UCLA |

Excluding undocumented immigrants from stimulus funds cost $10 billion in economic activity

Undocumented workers and their families contributed more than $1.6 trillion to the nation’s gross domestic product in 2018.
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UC Riverside |

Surprising number of exoplanets could host life

A star like our sun could potentially support six planets with liquid water, a new study finds.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Autism therapy in the palm of your hand

A mobile app will provide motivation-based autism treatment for families.
UC San Diego |

The new science behind algae-based flip-flops

Researchers have succeeded in making commercial-quality biodegradable flip-flops. 
UC Berkeley |

With a nod to UC Berkeley, Google crowdsources earthquake data

Billions of cell phones will supply real-time earthquake data around the globe.
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UC San Francisco |

‘AeroNabs’ Promise Powerful, Inhalable Protection Against COVID-19

 Scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the disease.
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UC Newsroom |

4 tips for investing during a pandemic

The markets may seem particularly intimidating during a pandemic. Luckily, UCLA's Justin Barton is here to see us through.
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UC Berkeley |

Legacy of Berkeley Law’s first Black female graduate lives on

Alumna Annie Coker is a little known, but important figure in history — the first Black woman in California to become a lawyer.
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UC San Diego |

Celebrating an iconic library's 50th anniversary

Acclaimed authors come together in livestreamed events to honor the Geisel Library building’s golden anniversary.