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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 San Diego 2020 Sloan Research fellows
UC Newsroom |

20 stellar scientists and scholars win 2020 Sloan Research fellowships

A full 15 percent of the newly selected early-career faculty are researchers at UC.
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UCLA |

Taking a stand against prolonged sitting

Stretch breaks and more open classrooms could lower health risks for students and faculty.
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UC Newsroom |

Find social media frustrating? Try empathy

Many walls are put between us by social media. But we can start breaking them down by putting ourselves in another's shoes.
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UC Berkeley |

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?

Bat immune systems can be so fierce that they drive viruses to a virulence that proves deadly for humans.
Charles Reichmann
UC Berkeley |

How the discovery of a racist speech led to the denaming of Berkeley’s Boalt Hall

Charles Reichmann made an unexpected discovery while investigating the debate around Chinese immigration in the 1870s.
Students from CALPIRG hold up signs thanking UCLA and saying help protect our oceans
UCLA |

UCLA developing policy to phase out single-use plastics

The move could drive regional change and would make UCLA one of the largest universities in the U.S. to take action.
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UC Santa Cruz |

Most comprehensive study of whole cancer genomes completed

The Pan-Cancer Project discovers causes of unexplained cancers and zeros in on mechanisms of development.
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UC Riverside |

Agricultural area residents in danger of inhaling toxic aerosols

Overuse of selenium-heavy fertilizers creates airborne, lung-damaging particles.
Oscar statuettes in a row
UC Newsroom |

From Lady Bird to Legally Blonde, UC's starring role in major films

There's been a lot of blue and gold on the silver screen. We hand out awards to some of the most surprising movies that feature UC.
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UC Newsroom |

3 UC startups advance to global competition

A UC Santa Barbara biotech startup focused on creating a drug to stop uncontrolled bleeding has won the 2020 UC Startup Pitch Showcase.
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UC San Francisco |

As mysterious coronavirus spreads, an infectious disease expert explains what you should know

Infectious disease expert Dr. Charles Chiu talks about the origins of the Wuhan virus and explains the public health risks.
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UC Agriculture and Natural Resources |

UC launches first-ever organic research institute, with a hand from Clif Bar

The California Organic Institute will accelerate the development and adoption of effective farming tools and practices.