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UC Newsroom |

Fresh faces on campus: Welcoming UC’s newest undergrads

Our new undergrads have never been more diverse or more inspiring. Here are a few of their stories.

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UC Berkeley |

UC Berkeley alumnus Gary Ruvkun shares 2024 Nobel Prize for discovering microRNA

Ruvkun obtained his B.A. in biophysics from UC Berkeley in 1973.

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UC Davis |

New center developing best ways to farm, roast, brew coffee

Scientists tackle coffee industry’s most bitter challenges to produce rich results.
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UC Santa Cruz |

UC Santa Cruz announces a new 2,400-acre UC Reserve after Regents approval

Gift of land and a stewardship endowment to UC Santa Cruz will establish the Strathearn Ranch Reserve, as part of the UC Natural Reserve System, providing valuable new educational and research opportunities and conserving the land in perpetuity.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Yes, we can eliminate plastic pollution (by 2050)

A new study maps out a plan that could put an end to plastic pollution by 2050, turning the tide on a bleak future for the planet.
Young Black woman in a gray suit with pink blouse and sunglasses, smiling (Sonya Brooks); and young man (Josiah Beharry) with beard, glasses, khakis, dress shirt, smiling. Both seated on steps at the UC Riverside campus on a bright, sunny day.
UC Newsroom |

Apply to be the next student regent

The student regent is a full voting member of the board, representing students across the university’s 10-campus system. The deadline to apply is March 10.
At a table, three people sit in front of microphones, from left: California Community Colleges Chancellor Sonya Christian, California State University Chancellor Mildred Garcia, and UC President Michael Drake; at a lectern, UC Merced Chancellor Juan Sánchez Muñoz stands. Audience is visible a bit in the front of the photo
UC Merced |

Summit aims to ease the path for transfer students

More than 70 percent of students who start classes at community colleges plan to transfer to four-year universities, but only 20-30 percent do. A recent summit at UC Merced featuring higher education leaders from CCC, CSU and UC brought the problem into focus.
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UC Newsroom |

UC awards $6 million to research aimed at reducing cancer among firefighters

California firefighters will be on the front lines of research aimed at combatting high rates of cancer among their ranks.
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UC Newsroom |

Applying to UC? Help is here.

From tips for filling out the application to finding help with college costs, we’ve got resources that can help.
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UC San Francisco |

One genomic test can diagnose nearly any infection

Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind of pathogen.
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UC Berkeley |

This company’s mission is to make the world accessible to Deaf people. It all started at UC Berkeley’s Big Ideas Contest

Ava is revolutionizing how the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community understands the world. It couldn't have happened without the spirit of innovation fostered at the University of California.
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UC Santa Barbara |

Frog populations once decimated by disease mount a major comeback

Thanks to the consistent and focused efforts of researchers and conservationists, mountain yellow-legged frogs are thriving in Yosemite.
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UC Newsroom |

A year of climate breakthroughs from UC research

10 practical solutions for a zero-carbon future from UC labs and field sites.
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UC Newsroom |

UC helps bring first-of-its-kind semiconductor hub to California

The facility is expected to bring in over $1B in research funding to the state and help position the U.S. as a leader in semiconductor innovation.