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It's for the birds
Glenn Stewart, coordinator of the Predatory Bird Research Group, often travels with a peregrine falcon on his arm, especially when visiting schools. The UC Santa Cruz research group is best known for saving the feisty falcon from extinction. But the work is not over. More volunteers are signing up as bird babysitters. Maybe it's the Webcams.
Read more about saving the birds.
Growing young scientists in Tahiti
Grad student Brad Balukjian went to Tahiti to work on the Moorea Biocode Project, which is inventorying the island's ecosystem. Balukjian worked on his thesis and ended up teaching a 5th grade science class. The kids collected specimens for the biocode project and learned that science isn't just for foreigners.
Systemwide News
Follow the latest UC budget news
Get updates on how California's budget affects higher education. Find answers to questions about the employee furlough plan that goes into effect Sept. 1 to help fill a $813 million state funding gap.
Graduation rates on the rise
UC is showing progress in an important student success measurement – the time it takes undergraduates to earn a degree. What's behind the rise in graduation rates?
Read about student success measurements.
Student regents work on access, affordability
UC Santa Barbara graduate student Jesse Bernal and UC Irvine junior Jesse Cheng bring the student perspective to university policymaking. Both took on their new roles at the July regents meeting.
Read about the two student regents.
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